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from local features
Category Archives: Places to visit
Unusual U.K. place names 63. – Stow on the Wold
STOW on the WOLD, Gloucestershire
\Where the wind blows cold
Town’s patron was St. Edward
\Once called Edwardstow
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Unusual U.K. place names 65. – Uttoxeter
UTTOXETER, Staffordshire
Varied history
Luttuc’s homestead on the heath
Roman garrison
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Unusual UK place names 61. – Over
OVER, South Gloucestershire
Over Court burned down
The White Lady of Over
Haunts each New Year’s Eve
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Unusual U.K. place names 60. – Tonypandy
TONYPANDY, Glamorganshire (Welsh – Morgannwg)
In Rondda valley
former coal mining town and
prehistoric site
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Geezers and Sheezers
GEEZERS and SHEEZERS
In Britain, old men
are called Geezers, wives Sheezers
Isn’t that funny?
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Frosted Flakes
Unusual U.K. place names 56. – Ormesby
Unusual U.K. place names54. – Wyre Piddle
WYRE PIDDLE, Worcestershire
famous brewery
Brewed “Piddle in the Hole” beer
On Piddle Brook
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Unusual U.K. place names 53. – Moreton in Marsh
MORETON in MARSH, Gloucestershire
Farmstead on the moor
Romans, Saxons came after
Iron-age settlers
Fa - the Green Dragon 
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