And Marple has taken the top spot, performing particularly strongly in the natural environment, value for money, and heritage and culture categories. The village scored highly for natural environment, heritage and culture, and value for money. 'Swindon is named the 15th best place to live in England and Wales for natural environment... the sought-after market town of Marlborough comes in 1,333rd.' Ranking the locations by natural environment also delivers some unsurprising spots, with Royal Tunbridge Wells (another commuter favourite), scenic Shaftesbury, and Alnwick — where two Harry Potter movies were filmed - all making the top 15. The town of Swindon, for example, is named the 15th best place to live in England and Wales for natural environment.