Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 In Shropshire, there is a hamlet called - in some contexts - Plox Green, but I think it is also known as Pillocks Green, in which case it maybe should be closer to Maidenhead. Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Cold Blow Lane is in London, but from what I've heard from some of you guys, it should be near the Watersheddings. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 If Nottinghamshire wasn't landlocked, they'd be petitioning for the ownership of Robin Hood's Bay. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Dent sits at the top of the hill. Should it not be in the valley? I’m not prepared to speculate about Idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I’ve never heard anyone going on and on about Wittering either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Perth is in Scotland , but it’s in Australia to . I mean how weird’s that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: There is a Twatt in Shetland too...if you see what I mean! It seems there are lots of twatts in Scotland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Ashby De La Zouch in Leicestershire sound like it should be in Holland or France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Zeal Monachorum probably belongs in some swords'n'sorcery epic. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, Northern Eel said: Dent sits at the top of the hill. Should it not be in the valley? I’m not prepared to speculate about Idle. Dent village is in the valley although its railway station, some 650ft above and 4 miles away, is the highest operational in England.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Zeal Monachorum probably belongs in some swords'n'sorcery epic. Along with Huish Episcopi and Kingsbury Episcopi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 55 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Ashby De La Zouch in Leicestershire sound like it should be in Holland or France. Leicestershire's great claim to place name fame is to make significant use of Parva and Magna as village name suffixes as opposed to the more common, in England, prefixes Little and Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: It seems there are lots of twatts in Scotland! Carful, HG - we Scots might report you to the moderators! Well, maybe not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Why are Niagra Falls not in Africa and Victoria Falls not in Australia. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidM said: Perth is in Scotland , but it’s in Australia to . I mean how weird’s that ? To be honest, DavidM, not weird at all. The colonies (as they were) are full of places named after villages, towns and cities back in the Mother Country (as it was) Occasionally, it works the other way round chronologically. The Durham former pit village of Philadelphia is, I believe, named after the place in the USA, not vice versa. I am not sure which Toronto (the Durham or Canadian one) came first. I once found myself in a lift in a London hotel with a small group of Americans. My clothing included a fleece celebrating Durham Wasps grand slam success in British ice hockey in the 1990-91 season. "Is that Durham, North Carolina" asked one of the Americans. I couldn't resist saying, "No, Durham, England, the real one!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Not the wrong country, but the wrong era, there are two historical characters, thespians maybe, nearby to me in Lincolnshire Not sure if they are married though. Mavis Enderby and Old Bolingbroke. Both live not far from New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentleyman Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Leeds Castle in Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: Carful, HG - we Scots might report you to the moderators! Well, maybe not... Thought I'd do some research into where the place name Twatt actually comes from. I figured it was norse given its on the islands, which it is, and it means "small parcel of land". Apparently it is also the origin of the English name, Thwaite. The origins of names, be they place names or personal names, is something I have always found very interesting, always like to learn another one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Right.. er.. er... ahem.. country: F. anny Hands Lane, Ludford, Market Rasen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Dent village is in the valley although its railway station, some 650ft above and 4 miles away, is the highest operational in England.... Can I change my answer slightly then please? I was indeed talking of the train station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Very obviously, Aberdeen should be in Wales. And Aberystwyth should be called Aberrheidol. There's a fair number of historic Dutch-language place names in the northeast of France that all look like they've got to stuck the wrong side of the border. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Fanatic Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: In Shropshire, there is a hamlet called - in some contexts - Plox Green, but I think it is also known as Pillocks Green, in which case it maybe should be closer to Maidenhead. Just a thought! Should be closer to Westminster 100% League 0% Union Just because I don't know doesn't mean I don't understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Surely Nomansland should be an area in a war zone, not a quaint village on the Wiltshire/Hampshire border. 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Desolation Sound is in Canada when, surely, it should be in [insert insulting area of England chosen to meet your personal prejudice]. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 12 hours ago, Futtocks said: If it helps, I have actually been to Wetwang. And Anus. But not Cockermouth. I was born in Wombwell. I worked at Shafton and I buy my pies in Jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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