UTTOXETER, Staffordshire
Varied history
Luttuc’s homestead on the heath
Roman garrison
UTTOXETER, Staffordshire
Varied history
Luttuc’s homestead on the heath
Roman garrison
WYRE PIDDLE, Worcestershire
famous brewery
Brewed “Piddle in the Hole” beer
On Piddle Brook
GREE
A step or rank earned
Prize given for victory.
from Latin gradus
SAGACIOUS
Acute mental strength
Keen practical sense, shrewdness
Wise beyond belief
STOW CUM QUY, Cambridgeshire
Stow means a high place
Quy from Cowey, cow island
cum Latin for with
SAMPFORD BRETT, Somersetshire
Name from sandy ford
and Brett family Manor
later, the Courtney’s
As a departure from my usual scribblings about unusual U.K. place names and Obscure words, I thought it might be useful to write something about my philosophical point of view.
I suppose my motive is to be better understood by the casual reader. For those of you who follow my blog, I am grateful and for those of you who add personal insight through your comments, I am uplifted and inspired.
A cynic or was is a psychotherapist recently wrote that the reason people blog is that they want, desire, crave attention. I am not sure that I can accept this; since I view blogging to be more of a means to communicate intelligent information and dare, I say spark interaction with random people in the blogging universe.
We are I believe living in desperate times.
As a citizen and resident of the United States I fear for the country. Of which I am a naturalized citizen, but I now have doubts.
I am living in what is referred to as “my Autumn years”. I had great expectations but, sadly I am disillusioned. I find myself living in a country teetering on the edge of collapse because of a narcissistic corrupt president who does not understand the necessity to follow the rule of law and to act in a dignified manner when representing his country.
My alternatives are many but, the most natural would be to return to my homeland The United Kingdom of Great Britain. However, there is political upheaval there too; for which I have no comment as I am ignorant of all the facts.
Suffice it to say, I” m in pain. I feel saddened and frustrated by the state of world affairs for which I have no solution and see no speedy resolution.
What has happened to reason? Why is it that people no longer seem to be thinking rationally?
Well, I’ll leave that up to you to answer. Thank you
OLD SARUM, Wiltshire
Iron age hill fort
Hunters then farmers lived here
Settled since B.C.
PURSE CAUNDLE, Dorset
A strange name for sure!
Pronounced the same as candle
Branch of River Yeo
HUISH EPISCOPI, Somersetshire
Outskirts of langport
Belonged to bishop of Wells
Somerset Levels
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