Names Of Uk Towns And Cities

[janfox7]

All clues are names of UK towns and cities
1. Cured meat past its best*
2. Ancient actor* *One of these must be Oldham
3. He roved around Dover?
4. Painful straw
5. Snowy haven
6. Received money for church
7. One in the eye here
8. Hang tram upside down
9. Alphabetical letter above This could also be Dover

Any help much appreciated. We have been pondering for days and have come to a standstill.

[scorpiojo]

Oldham for 2
7 Hastings

[elliemay1]

8. Grantham??

[tommy.toon]

5:whitehaven

[mallyh]

1 hamstead sounds like hams dead

[scorpiojo]

5 white harbour- County Antrim

[mallyh]

3 yes dover

[davetuc]

3 isn't Dover. Why the 'He'? Number 9 is D(over).

[mallyh]

9 avon .....a v on

[scorpiojo]

4 seen as Hastings

[mallyh]

6 could it be something kirk?

[mallyh]

like selkirk?

[scorpiojo]

Well done mallyh

[aelmpvw]

8 grantham

[mallyh]

thanks scorpiojo x

[elliemay1]

6. Is it received money for church? If answer is Selkirk then it should be 'receive'.

[quinie]

9 There's a place called Lover in Wiltshire

[janfox7]

Thank you one and all. Only remaining one is number 7. One in the eye here.

[scorpiojo]

Hastings