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Berkeley
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Edward !! murdered at Berkeley castle The castle is the oldest continuously occupied castle in England after the royal fortresses of the Tower of Londonand Windsor Castle, and the oldest to be continuously owned and occupied by the same family. ... it is here the last court jester in England, Dickie Pearce, died after falling from the Minstrels' gallery.
Berkeley was also the site of Berkeley nuclear power station, which has two Magnox nuclear reactors. This power station, the first commercial British reactor to enter operation, has since been decommissioned and all that remains are the two reactors encased in concrete. The administrative centre adjacent to the station is still active however – the centre was founded as Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories in the early 1960s and was one of the three principal research laboratories of theCEGB.
A local legend tells that the town was once home to the Witch of Berkeley, who sold her soul to the Devil in exchange for wealth. It is said that, despite taking refuge in the church, the Devil carried her off on a black horse covered with spikes.[7]
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