11 places in Britain and America which share the same name

First up is the UK's capital city, London

Its transatlantic cousin London, Ohio, is a little bit quieter.

There are some beautiful canals in York, England.

While New York is better known for its busy streets.

Boston is a town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 65,000

In the US, Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, and home to 655,000 people

Cleveland, England, is known for its industrial history.

So is Cleveland, Ohio. Its a bit bigger though.

Birmingham is England's second largest city.

Birmingham, USA is Alabama's biggest.

Cambridge, England, is home to one of the best universities in the world.

So is Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of Harvard University.

Oxford University, Oxford is one of Harvard's biggest rivals.

Oxford, Maine is a town of just 4,000 people.

Richmond is one of the prettiest boroughs of London, England.

Richmond, the capital of Virginia, is pretty scenic, too.

Exeter, Devon, is a British university town.

While Exeter, California, is a sleepy town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

Inside Oxfordshire, England, is a pretty little village called Woodstock.

In the US, Woodstock, New York, is most famous for the rock festival which took place there in 1969.

In the UK, Newcastle is a lively city on the river Tyne.

In America, Newcastle is a residential suburb of Seattle, Washington.

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