Each of the larger burhs became the centre of a territorial district of considerable size, carved out of the neighbouring countryside in order to support the town.

There are seven districts ( with an eighth currently under construction ), each of which is divided into smaller suburbs, and most of which have a town centre which is the focus of commercial and social activities.

The early 1960s and 1970s ( up until his death in 1976 ) were marked by key works in Helsinki, in particular the huge town plan for the void in centre of Helsinki adjacent to Töölö Bay and the vast railway yards, and marked on the edges by significant buildings such as the National Museum and the main railway station, both by Eliel Saarinen.

Aerial view of the district of Unterkochen ( the town centre is partly covered and in the background ), the Aalen lowlands well perceptible in the back

The Kocher enters the town ’ s territory from Oberkochen to the south, crosses the district of Unterkochen, then enters the town centre, where the Aal flows into it.

Aalen ’ s territory ranges over all lithostratigraphic groups of the south-German Jurassic: Aalen ’ s south and the Flexner massif are on top of the Weißer Jura ( White Jurassic ), the town centre is on the Brauner Jura ( Brown Jurassic ), and a part of Wasseralfingen is on the Schwarzer Jura ( Black Jurassic ).

They are listed clockwise, beginning south, with their respective linear distances to Aalen town centre given in brackets:

Aalen ’ s territory consists of the town centre ( Kernstadt ) and the municipalities

The town centre itself and the merged former municipalities consist of numerous villages ( Teilorte Town of Aalen ’ s website

* Forfar, the county town and administrative centre

Aegina town centre

The plateau, on whose centre stands the town of Ajmer, may be considered as the highest point in the plains of North India ; from the circle of hills which hem it in, the country slopes away on every side-towards river valleys on the east, south, west and towards the Thar Desert region on the north.

Afyon is the centre of an agricultural area and the city has a country town feel to it.

Best eaten at the famous Ikbal restaurants ( either the old one in the town centre or the big place on the main road ).

In the town centre is St Elvan's Church, a Church in Wales church at the heart of the Parish of Aberdare.

The town is served by Aberdare railway station and Aberdare bus station, opposite each other in the town centre.

A tourist information office run by VisitScotland sits in the centre of town, offering free information, selling souvenirs and acting as a booking office for many of the local B & B's and hotels.

The town is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries.

The town centre is home to a number of high street multiples, including: Greggs, Argos, Specsavers, Wilkinson's, Shoe Zone, Superdrug, Costa Coffee, JJB Sports, Cash Generator, GAME, Poundland, Timpson, Althams Travel, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Claire's, Grainger Games, Post Office, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Burton, Holland & Barrett, Dorothy Perkins, Blockbuster, WHSmith, H Samuel, Iceland, Phones 4U, Boots Opticians, Card Factory, Boots, Store Twenty One, Poundworld, Peacocks, B & M Bargains, Wetherspoons and a mix of other shops.

A retail park near the town centre, Eastgate Retail Park, has stores such as Home Bargains, United Carpets Woodfloor & Beds, Morrisons ( formley Netto ) and Poundstretcher.

The Hyndburn or Accrington Brook flows through the centre of the town.

The main road running through the town centre is the A680 running from Rochdale to Whalley.

One of the most important pieces of the regeneration jigsaw for the Borough is reviving Accrington town centre.

The town itself and the `` reedy Cam '' he often visited, as did all in the university.

A brief passage in The Big Four furnishes possible information about Poirot's birth or at least childhood in or near the town of Spa, Belgium: " But we did not go into Spa itself.

As a result, the town advertises itself as a “ Geologist ’ s Mecca ”.

The town was afforded a consulat ( giving it the power to administer and defend itself ) in 1240.

" While the document itself is not in any way actual law, it is used by the town council, board of adjustment, and other committees to guide decision making as to what types of development are appropriate.

For example, in the 1543 Siege of Nice the Ottoman forces led by Barbarossa conquered and pillaged the town itself and took many captives-but the city castle held out, due to which the townspeople were accounted the victors.

Over time, the town of Delphi gained more control of itself and the council lost much of its influence.

Even before the film was completed, it created controversy in the town of Åmål itself.

The town itself was known for some time by the Saxon name ' Verlamchester '.

The town itself was surrounded on its three landward sides ( north, west, and south ) by earthworks.

Thymiana is the sole source of a beige-burgundy two-tone sandstone used both in the local mansions and much of the town itself.

In 1958 his son gave the castle itself to the town of Kenilworth and English Heritage has managed the property since 1984.

* In the United Kingdom, the term was used until 1974 in England and Wales, and until 1975 in Scotland and 1976 in Northern Ireland, " both for a city or town which is organized for self-government under a municipal corporation, and also for the governing body itself.

One possible place of birth is Venice's former contrada of San Giovanni Crisostomo, which is sometimes presented by historians as the birthplace, and it is generally accepted that Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic with most biographers pointing towards Venice itself as Marco Polo's home town.

The fortress incorporates some of the pre-existing southern walls, the pre-existing structures including the keep of Santo Martini, the San Giovanni tower and an ancient basilica which now serves as the fortress chapel. Though the town itself was eventually conquered, the fortress itself was never taken, an admirable feat, considering the size of the Sienese and Florentine forces that besieged Montalcino at varying intervals.

Celebrated on the 21st of June, the entire town and its " frazioni " become one varicoloured musical tapestry that offsets beautifully the jewel of the territory itself.

While the Sheriff of Nottingham and the town itself appear in early ballads, and Sherwood is specifically mentioned in the early ballad Robin Hood and the Monk, certain of the original ballads ( even those with Nottingham references ) locate Robin on occasion in Barnsdale ( the area between Pontefract and Doncaster ), approximately fifty miles north of Nottingham, in the county of Yorkshire ; furthermore, it has been suggested that the ballads placed in this area are far more geographically specific and accurate.

The brewery itself is located very near to Faversham town centre, and it is possible to smell the brewing processes regularly in the town and surrounding streets.

The town of Bristol itself proved too strong for him, and Stephen contented himself with raiding and pillaging the surrounding area.

" She often provides a voice of reason for the town itself, but many of the townspeople are frustrated or contemptuous of her frequent failure to recognize or react correctly to breaches of social norms.

British warships destroyed numerous shore batteries and enemy warships, laid waste to several coastal forts, indiscriminately bombarding town after town with heavy cannon fire, even pushing up north to threaten the Imperial Palace in Beijing itself.