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Unusual U.K. Place names 3.- Abinger Hammer

ABINGER HAMMER

named for iron forge

between Dorking and Guildford

in Vale  of Holmesdale

 


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Unusual U.K. place names 2. – Lulsgate Bottom

LULSGATE BOTTOM

Bristol’s airport site

former Royal Air Force base

A great place to land


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Unusual U.K. Place names 1. – Sixpenny Handley

Note: I thought it might be a good idea to change the pace and topic for a while. So, instead of obscure words, I thought I would add places with unusual names. In haiku form of course. For those with Google Earth happy wandering.

SIXPENNY HANDLEY

Six Penny Handley

Village and former parish

East Dorset U.K.


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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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The Summer’s gone

Geese are overhead

Flying in “V” formation

South for the winter


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Obscure words explained23. – emporium

EMPORIUM

a large retail store

stocks  a huge inventory

Alpha to Omega


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World on the move

Italy passed by

or was it just a cloudmass

shaped like heeled boot.


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Just pulling your leg

Toulon and Toulouse

cities like sailor’s trousers

with Bell bottoms too


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There’s a Storm Across the Valley

Dragons in the sky

Just Cumulus Nimbus clouds

Ever-changing shape