The Midlands & the Marches

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Brindley Place red brick church building reflected in water. West Midlands landmark buildings redevelopment in historic city centre reflection in stream. Birds and clouds in sky.

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If you're searching for quintessentially English countryside – green valleys, chocolate-box villages of wonky black-and-white timbered houses, woodlands steeped in legend such as Nottinghamshire's Sherwood Forest, and stately homes that look like the last lord of the manor just clip-clopped out of the stables – you'll find it here in the country's heart.

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