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Unusual U.K. place names 24. – Tortworth
TORTWORTH, – Gloucestershire
Tortworth chestnut tree
Of fifty great British trees
chosen for the Queen
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Requiescat in pace – RIP
Unusual U.K. place names 22. – Cam
CAM, Gloucestershire
Is a large village
Bigger than neighbor Dursley
which has town status
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Obscure words explained 67. – Flâneur
Obscure words explained66. – Deipnosophist
DEIPNOSOPHIST
A good dinner guest
Great conversationalist
They don’t eat their words
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Unusual U.K. place names19. – Framilode
FRAMILODE, Gloucestershire
On the Severn’s Bank
The Tidesman* opens the lock
for the passing trows**
*Tidesman is a lock-keeper
**Trow is a flat-bottomed barge-like boat about 70Ft long for hauling cargo
The name Framilode means Frome crossing.
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Unusual U.K. Place names 21. – Happy Bottom
HAPPY BOTTOM, DORSET
No person gets here
by sitting around all day.
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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 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.
Fa - the Green Dragon 
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