English Towns and Cities

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English towns and cities.
Can anyone help with these please, have posted some of them before without success.

1. The stop too far

2. Convenient card game

3. Gone to sea

4. Climbing boys' friend

5. Alternative source of gin

6. Without a hat

7. Didn't stop

8. There are 3 churches dedicated to St Piran

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7. Preston/pressed on

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6. Ilkley ( on Ilkley moor ba't hat)

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3. Crewe?? Sale ??

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1. 'A Bridge Too Far' ?? Bridgend would fit loosely, but it's in South Wales, not England, so something 'bridge ' or 'bridge' something ???

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8) Perranporth

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5) Plymouth ?

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2) Newmarket