help with place names please

[shoemad]

all the answers to following are towns, cities or place names in UK or republic of Ireland. I'm stumped! any help gratefully received

1) a professor who rides with hounds?

2) not the euro, but?

3) one of these can be very painful?

4)I met a man going to?

5)craftsmen group river crossing?

6)a fast part of our military?

7)sounds like an exiit for farmers equipment?

8)weekday duck?

9)you may learn if changed?

10)dividing out the cooked pork?

11)a large rabbit might get caught with its?

12)church bricks?

13)murky water?

14)a full plate?

15)nasty marks?

[juliely]

15- Staines
13- Blackpool

[geo0939]

4 St Ives

[juliely]

2- Stirling

[juliely]

6-Fleet?

[tringer]

9) Larne

[kid curry]

no 12 Kirkwall (in the Orkneys) Kirk is original name for Church, and wall, well.....

[vinefivebel]

2--could be Dollar? in Scotland

7--Harrogate

[shoemad]

I feel really stupid -should have been able to get a couple of these. Thanks for all the help so far