Towns in north-west England (with clues)

From the clue, name the town or city in north-west England.

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Answers are in alphabetical order

Some clues are non-geographical in nature (so that this isn't brutally difficult for people who aren't from the UK)

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Hint	Answer
Large town on the Wirral Peninsula; home of Cammell Laird shipyard	Birkenhead
Seaside town famous for trams and "Pleasure Beach" amusement park	Blackpool
Former mill town, which shares its name with a recent US National Security Advisor	Bolton
Another former mill town; Nikita Khrushchev said "We will ____ you"	Bury
Town near Scottish border, built by Romans to serve forts on Hadrian's Wall	Carlisle
Walled Roman city, whose name occurs at the end of the name of another city on this quiz	Chester
Railway town in southern Cheshire; name sounds like "people in charge of a vehicle"	Crewe
Town in Merseyside; shares its name with "White Christmas" singer	Crosby
Town famous for round cakes filled with currants	Eccles
Port in Cheshire, shares its name with a large Canadian island	Ellesmere Port
District in Merseyside, whose football team is based at Goodison Park	Everton
Town which shares its name with the alter-ego of Dr Jekyll	Hyde
Market town in Cumbria, famous for mint cake	Kendal
Village known for its nearby safari park	Knowsley
County town which shares its name with a World War II bomber	Lancaster
Shares its name with the actress who played Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind"	Leigh
Largest city in Merseyside, famous for The Beatles	Liverpool
One of England's largest settlements, famous for "City" and "United" football teams	Manchester
Lancashire seaside town, shares its name with Ernie Wise's comedy partner	Morecambe
Seaside resort; 'New' version of more famous resort in south-east England	New Brighton
Lancashire town, shares its name with a Wallace and Gromit villain	Preston
Town whose shops have lots of special offers?	Sale
Contrary to what its name would suggest, this is the northernmost major town in Merseyside	Southport
Home to Tudor manor house; name sounds like a synonym of 'talk'	Speke
Merseyside town; shares its name with a volcano that erupted in 1980	St Helens
This suburban borough is not on the 'wild side' of its city	Tameside
Largest town in Cheshire by population	Warrington
One of the westernmost towns in Merseyside; shares part of its name with a pink Nintendo character	West Kirby
Inland town whose 'pier' isn't actually a pier	Wigan
Despite its name, this town in Cumbria has suffered high unemployment in recent years	Workington

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