| TWYNING | Village on the River Avon near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire |
| EVESHAM | Town in Worcestershire, on the River Avon, that was the scene of a 1265 battle in which Lord Edward defeated Simon de Montfort and the barons |
| WARWICK | Town in central England on the River Avon; location of a medieval castle originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068 (7) |
| BRISTOL | Port and industrial city in south-west England, on the River Avon (7) |
| RINGWOOD | Hampshire market town on the River Avon close to the New Forest (8) |
| BATH | A city in South West England on the River Avon, famous for its hot springs (4) |
| RUGBY | Town on the River Avon (5) |
| WARWICKCASTLE | Major fortification on the river Avon originally built by Henry de Newburgh (7,6) |
| SANQUHAR | Village on the River Nith said to have the oldest working post office in the world (8) |
| FLAMSTEAD | Hertfordshire village on the River Ver documented in the Domesday Book (9) |
| CORBRIDGE | Village on the River Tyne near Hexham in Northumberland (9) |
| ARDEN | Former forest near the River Avon |
| BECKFORD | A village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road, five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire-Gloucestershire border |
| OVER | I am no longer excited by this village on the River Severn near Gloucester (4) |
| DEDHAM | "Constable Country" village on the River Stour (6) |
| CROOM | Limerick village on the river Maigue. (5) |
| ALLOWAY | Village on the River Doon where Robert Burns was born (7) |
| NEWLANARK | Scottish village on the River Clyde associated with David Dale and Robert Owen |
| SYMONDS | Yat, popular tourist village on the River Wye (7) |
| NADDER | Tributary of the River Avon that flows through the park of Wilton House (6) |
