Who knows which legendary characters, killer lines or key scenes the playwright might have dreamt up as he traversed the West Midlands countryside.

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It also brought heavy rains in the afternoon and a punctured tyre, which I fixed by the roadside before riding further west through eerily still countryside.

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The Countryside Agency has revealed what land in the South West will be open for access under the right to roam.

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Harmondsworth Village in west London was designated a conservation area in 1970 but the open countryside famed for being a medieval settlement could lose its character because of the expansion of Heathrow Airport, according to English Heritage.

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