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Somerton
town in Somerset, England
North Petherton
town and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK
Tywyn
Tywyn (; ), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of written Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway.
Clifden
Clifden () is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequented by tourists, Clifden is linked to Galway city by the N59.
Intelsat I
the first commercial communications satellite
Waunfawr
Waunfawr (gwaun + mawr, ") is a village and community, SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales.
SIGSALY
right|thumb|300px|SIGSALY exhibit at the National Cryptologic Museum
Poldhu
Poldhu () is a small area in south Cornwall, England, UK, situated on the Lizard Peninsula; it comprises Poldhu Point and Poldhu Cove. Poldhu means "black pool" in Cornish. Poldhu lies on the coast of Mount's Bay and is in the northern part of the parish of Mullion; the churchtown is to the south-east. On the north side of Poldhu Cove is the parish of Gunwalloe and the village of Porthleven is a further to the north.
All Red Line
informal name for system of electrical telegraphs that linked the British Empire
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
radio communication site on Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall, UK