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Unusual U.K. place names 20. – Lychett Matravers

LYCHETT MATRAVERS

Lichett means grey Wood

Feudal Lord Hugh Maltravers

Name from Brittonic

Note: To explore these unusual place names, I urge readers to visit Google Earth to see where on earth they are situated and then to visit Wikipedia for expanded historical information. All of this is difficult to convey in just 17 syllables.


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Unusual U.K. place names 11. Cricket St. Thomas

CRICKET ST. THOMAS

In the Domesday book

Near Yeovil, south Somerset

To the manor born


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Obscure words explained 43. – caliginous

CALIGINOUS

Dim weather outside

It’s a dark and stormy night

porch light dispels gloom

 


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Obscure words explainecd40. – Entablature

ENTABLATURE

unbroken lintel

on a classical building

resting on columns


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SCOOJ

It’s Stephen for sure

@Natural Adventures

check out the street art

 


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Obscure words explained 7. – weathervane

WEATHERVANE

Indicates the wind

Atlantic gales or light breeze

and from whence it comes