Great Britain Alphabetically - Part M Quiz

Answer: Melton Mowbray

The Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray is synonymous with pork pies. It is also the place where the phrase "painting the town red" is said to have originated, after the Marquess of Waterford daubed red paint over a number of buildings following a successful 1837 fox hunt.

Answer: Macclesfield

Macclesfield, on the banks of the River Bollin, has four silk museums; the local football team, Macclesfield town, are nicknamed The Silkmen.

Answer: Monmouth

Monmouth was known by the Romans as Blestium. The town features the only stone gated bridge in Britain, dating from the 13th century.

Answer: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough, on the banks of the River Tees, was a small village until the opening of an extension of the Stockton and Darlington railway in 1830. The Transporter Bridge featured in the BBC comedy series "Auf Wiedersehen Pet".

Answer: Mull

Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides. The children's TV show "Balamory" is based on Tobermory.

Answer: Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, is a "new town", designated in 1967. The Open University was established there in 1969.

Answer: Margate

Margate,in Kent,has been a popular holiday destination for Londoners for many years. Apart from the beach, attractions include the Dreamland Amusement Park and the Shell Grotto.

Answer: Manchester

Manchester, on the River Irwell, became the world's leading industrial centre in the 19th century; it was nicknamed Cottonopolis because of its links with that industry.

Answer: Melrose

Melrose was part of Roxburghshire until 1974. The sport of Rugby Union sevens was invented there in 1883.

Answer: Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil was the parliamentary constituency of Keir Hardie, founder of the Labour Party, from 1900 until his death in 1915. Merthyr was the largest town in Wales by the early 19th century, but was overtaken by Cardiff, Newport and Swansea as heavy industry started moving to coastal ports.