Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 1,126 Report post Posted September 15 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 14,188 Report post Posted September 15 Cold Blow Lane is in London, but from what I've heard from some of you guys, it should be near the Watersheddings. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 14,188 Report post Posted September 15 If Nottinghamshire wasn't landlocked, they'd be petitioning for the ownership of Robin Hood's Bay. 1 Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Eel 1,516 Report post Posted September 15 Dent sits at the top of the hill. Should it not be in the valley? I’m not prepared to speculate about Idle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Eel 1,516 Report post Posted September 15 I’ve never heard anyone going on and on about Wittering either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidM 9,773 Report post Posted September 15 Perth is in Scotland , but it’s in Australia to . I mean how weird’s that ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Hallucinating Goose 2,239 Report post Posted September 15 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! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerrumonside ref 2,160 Report post Posted September 15 Ashby De La Zouch in Leicestershire sound like it should be in Holland or France. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 14,188 Report post Posted September 15 Zeal Monachorum probably belongs in some swords'n'sorcery epic. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Les Tonks Sidestep 2,451 Report post Posted September 15 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.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 1,126 Report post Posted September 15 20 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Zeal Monachorum probably belongs in some swords'n'sorcery epic. Along with Huish Episcopi and Kingsbury Episcopi! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 1,126 Report post Posted September 15 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 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 1,126 Report post Posted September 15 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... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 6,034 Report post Posted September 15 Why are Niagra Falls not in Africa and Victoria Falls not in Australia. Quote 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 1,126 Report post Posted September 15 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!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM 7,029 Report post Posted September 15 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. 1 Quote Four legs good - two legs bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bentleyman 52 Report post Posted September 15 Leeds Castle in Kent 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Hallucinating Goose 2,239 Report post Posted September 15 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! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM 7,029 Report post Posted September 16 (edited) Right.. er.. er... ahem.. country: F. anny Hands Lane, Ludford, Market Rasen. Edited September 16 by JohnM Quote Four legs good - two legs bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Eel 1,516 Report post Posted September 16 (edited) 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. Edited September 16 by Northern Eel 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerjon 13,691 Report post Posted September 16 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. Quote 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) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Fanatic 1,219 Report post Posted September 16 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 1 Quote 100% League 0% Union Just because I don't know doesn't mean I don't understand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Rhino 2,935 Report post Posted September 16 Surely Nomansland should be an area in a war zone, not a quaint village on the Wiltshire/Hampshire border. Quote 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerjon 13,691 Report post Posted September 16 Desolation Sound is in Canada when, surely, it should be in [insert insulting area of England chosen to meet your personal prejudice]. Quote 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) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Evans 3,913 Report post Posted September 16 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
