Five Towns


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Five Towns

n
(Placename) the Five Towns the name given in his fiction by Arnold Bennett to the Potteries towns (actually six in number) of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, and Tunstall, now part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
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We continued our pursuit through five towns on the Miami rivers, Old Chelicothe, Pecaway, New Chelicothe, Will's Towns, and Chelicothe, burnt them all to ashes, entirely destroyed their corn, and other fruits, and every where spread a scene of desolation in the country.
According to a military source in Hama, the Syrian Army has taken control of the last five towns that were under the control of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-Izza.
Five towns of Lanao del Norte were flooded after heavy downpour started early dawn Monday prompting authorities to order the evacuation of residents living near creeks and rivers here.
FAISALABAD -- The police department has set up complaint cells at five towns of the district to resolve public complaints on priority basis.
It was listed by Bryna Flaum and Ann Bienstock of Five Towns Miller Realty and sold by their Five Towns Miller colleague Sarah Roberg.
ISLAMABAD -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under its Sindh Community Mobilization Program (CMP), has helped in enrolling 10,000 female students in schools of seven selected districts and five towns of the province at primary, middle and secondary levels.
Daraa, SANA- Syrian Arab Red Crescent(SARC)- Daraa Branch on Thursday delivered a humanitarian food convoy to five towns in Daraa northeastern countryside in framework of the humanitarian response plan for the current year.
While in Stage 3, five towns and the cities of Urdaneta in Pangasinan will witness the race that is expected to wind up with another rousing finish at the Provincial Capitol in Lingayen.
KARACHI -- Sindh Building Control Authority has imposed a ban on construction of more than ground-plus-two floors on 120 square yards residential plots in five towns of the city.
Piagapo is among the five towns in this province where Maute militants organized and recruited their members.
Oceanside business owner and resident Juan Vides announced his intention to seek public office at the Five Towns Hispanic Association meeting on Nov.