Knighton.
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A placename: A town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).
A placename: A number of places in England: A settlement in Wembury parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5249).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Beer Hackett parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6111).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0497).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Newchurch parish, on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5686). The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.
A placename: A number of places in England: A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5901).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Compton Beauchamp parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU2887).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1944).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SJ7240).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2971).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Inkberrow parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0356).
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