The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.

Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

The largest timber structure in Europe.

An anti-tank graveyard in the English countryside.

When King Oswald was killed in battle, an eagle dropped his arm here creating a new spring.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

This ancient stone bridge dates back to the early Middle Ages.