What the UK’s seven new towns could be called – as six locations are scrapped

• Seven locations across the UK have been selected for new towns, each expected to deliver at least 10,000 homes, with some potentially exceeding 40,000.
• The chosen locations are Land North of Bozeat, Northamptonshire; Land East of Welborne, Hampshire; Land at West of Westbury, Wiltshire; Land at South of Taunton, Somerset; Land at North of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire; Land at West of Colchester, Essex; and Land at North of Basildon, Essex.
• Proposed names for the new towns include Elizabethtown, Pankhurst, Attleeton, Athelstan, and Seacole.
• These new towns are designed to feature car-free neighbourhoods, shared green spaces, and vibrant high streets, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• The government considered six other locations, including Adlington and Plymouth, but decided not to proceed with them.

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The location of seven new towns to be built across the UK revealed