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What towns in UK end well?

There are quite a few towns in the UK that end with "well". Here are some examples, grouped by region:

England:

* South East:

* Crowhurst, East Sussex

* Ditchling, East Sussex

* Hartfield, East Sussex

* Mayfield, East Sussex

* Wadhurst, East Sussex

* Horsmonden, Kent

* Lamberhurst, Kent

* Tenterden, Kent

* Tunbridge Wells, Kent

* Dorking, Surrey

* Haslemere, Surrey

* Godalming, Surrey

* Reigate, Surrey

* Westwell, Oxfordshire

* Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire

* South West:

* Wellington, Somerset

* Wells, Somerset

* Crewkerne, Somerset

* Shaftesbury, Dorset

* Weymouth, Dorset

* East Anglia:

* Thetford, Norfolk

* Wymondham, Norfolk

* Bungay, Suffolk

* Lavenham, Suffolk

* Midlands:

* Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

* Market Harborough, Leicestershire

* Rugby, Warwickshire

* Tamworth, Staffordshire

* North West:

* Knutsford, Cheshire

* Congleton, Cheshire

* Yorkshire:

* Skipton, North Yorkshire

* Bedale, North Yorkshire

* Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

* Masham, North Yorkshire

* North East:

* Hexham, Northumberland

* Alnwick, Northumberland

Scotland:

* Borders:

* Melrose, Scottish Borders

* Kelso, Scottish Borders

Wales:

* South Wales:

* Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good starting point. There are likely many more towns in the UK that end with "well" depending on your definition of "town".

It's interesting to note that the "-well" suffix is often associated with springs or wells, indicating a source of water. Many of these towns likely got their names from such springs, reflecting their importance in the past.

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