"The oldest towns in the UK"

      The headline of the article I’ve read is “The oldest towns in the UK”.

      The author of the article is Lizzie Porter. The article was published in “The Telegraph”. The main idea of the article is to pay people’s attention to the most interesting and oldest towns in the UK. I think the author described them greatly.

      The author starts by telling the reader about the first interesting place to visit, about Carrickfergus, Nothern Ireland. Its ancient accounts present little traditionary legends. Then the author writes about Selby, North Yorkshire. She describes us the history of this old town.  We knew very interesting fact that the town was once an industrial coal-mining and ship-building centre, although nowadays heavy industry has declined. Lowestoft, Suffolk is the next. Author describes the history of the town and where it was noted or described. Also one of the presented towns is Whitby. Author says that this town has great history and that it was known under different various names. Also author tells us about Ipswich. We understand that it is ancient town, because “it can be dated back to the early 600s”. Next town is Colchester, Essex. It is oldest recorded town. Carmarthen is the next great place to visit. Author describes it as the centre of industry.  Besides, the article tells us about Abingdon and Thatcham. We knew their i

nteresting and ancient history. And the last town is Amesbury. Researchers from the University of Buckingham made some discoveries and came to the conclusion that it is the UK’s oldest. Moreover it is two miles from Stonehenge, but predates it by some 5000 years.
      The author comes to the conclusion that it’s important to know established definitive list of the oldest continuously inhabited urban settlements.
      I found this article interesting and useful. Because it can help many people know about ancient towns. And, moreover, it may pay people’s attention to this towns. And as for me, I’d like to see them all, but most of all I liked Lowestoft because of its beautiful and interesting name.


And what about you, group mates? What town do you want to visit? Why?