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unusual place/street names
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Saz | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:55 |
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Pidley in Cambs & Trunch in Norfolk, plus another bottom - Adams Bottom in Leighton Buzzard, Beds where they used to have fireworks displays! Ouch. Plus lots of lovely Christmassy places on a link go to - www(.)ordnancesurvey(.)co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/didyouknow/ Saz |
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Kevin | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:44 |
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In Kent there is a small place called "Bat and Ball" and where ilive there is a Bird in the Hand Passage |
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Unknown | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:36 |
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There's a Solomons Tump on the way to Gloucester:o) |
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Saints Alive | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:23 |
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that's brill you live and learn everyday :-) |
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Deb Vancouver (18665) | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:21 |
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Just Googled and found this:- Native people of the Northwest Plains used Head-Smashed-In as one of the many ingenious traps designed to kill large numbers of bison. They used skilful decoy techniques to round up herds of buffalo and stampeded them across the Porcupine Hills and over a 10 m-high cliff. Hunters waiting below the cliff killed and butchered the animals, obtaining great quantities of meat, hide and bone |
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Elizabeth A | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:09 |
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there is a much hadham and little hadham - in bedfordshire i think |
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Saints Alive | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:05 |
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Snap there is a Land of Nod near Guildford by the The Devil's Punchbowl. |
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Sue | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:04 |
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The main road that runs through Ashtead village in Surrey (A24) is imaginatively named 'The Street'! I always wished I could live in Indian Queens in Cornwall. It sounds so lovely. Sue xx |
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Saints Alive | Report | 20 Dec 2004 21:03 |
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Still waiting for Rose to give us all the Piddles in Dorset :-) start you off Rose Piddlehinton |
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syljo | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:57 |
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In France there is a place called CONDOM, with a beautiful church! Here in the Netherlands we have a MADE and HET LOO. Our pronunciation is a bit different though. Sylvia xxx |
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Researching: |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:45 |
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Deb I'm still laughing-Rose |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:43 |
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iT REALLY DOES SURPRISE ME that noone has mentioned Nocking and the famous Nockin Shop - Rose |
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Deb Vancouver (18665) | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:41 |
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Theres a place in Alberta called Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. I've never been there but it sounds interesting. |
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David | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:41 |
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Pudding lane in Pilsgate Cambridgeshire (Nr Stamford). "The Rest and be Thankful" in Scotland, it's half way up a big hill David |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:40 |
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Yes I lived in Aqua Sulis - Rose Totterdown is Bristol isn't it Sue ? |
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Geoff | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:38 |
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I live within half of a mile of an Avon here in Chucksbry. |
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Peter | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:35 |
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How meny of you live near the River River. When the Romans came over and asked what the name of several differnt rivers were, they were told Avon Which means River. So that is why we have so meny river Avons |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:23 |
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I've just found Mold |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:22 |
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Chris,did you know Dr Crowe of Happy Bottom? He was great fun.Rose |
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Phoenix | Report | 20 Dec 2004 20:19 |
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There are some interesting places on the earliest OS maps. Norfolk has Barge Tubs (Burgh Stubbs) amongst others |
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