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The Boatswain’s call – aka – the Bosun’s Pipe
E BOATSWAIN’S CALL
Gun, keel, buoy, shackle
all parts of a Bosun’s pipe
for calling All Hands
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12th Night
Unusual U.K. place names 30. – Wychbold Salwarpe
WYCHBOLD SALWARPE, Worcestershire
Salwarpe called Salop
Battlefield and Spadesbourne
where the rivers join
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Unusual U.K. place names29. _ Droitwich Spa
DROITWICH (SPA), Worcestershire
Famous for its salt
Romans named it Salinae
On River Salwarpe
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Unusual U.K. place names 26. – Bishop’s Stortford
BISHOP’S STORTFORD, Hertfordshire
An historic town
at a ford crossing the Stort
river flowing through
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Unusual U.K. places names25. – Stert
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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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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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.
Fa - the Green Dragon 
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