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Unusual U.K. place names 15. – Coombe Dingle

COOMBE DINGLE

Short wooded valley

where Hazel Brook joins the Trym

A Bristol suburb


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Unusual U.K. place names 8. – Zeal Manachorum

ZEAL MANACHORUM

On the River Yeo

Named after the cells of monks

at Buckfast Abbey


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Unusual Place Names14. – Haselbury Plucknett

HASELBURY PLUCKNETT

named for hazel grove
Later by owner Plucknett
Saint Wulfric died here


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Obscure words explained 64. – Spoonerism

SPOONERISM

Letters are transposed

Blushing crow for crushing blow

name from Miss Spooner


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Unusual U.K. Place Names 13. – Dull

DULL

There’s a place called Dull

in Scotland It is twinned with

Boring Oregon


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Unusual U.K. place names 12. – Melton Mowbray

MELTON MOWBRAY

Noted for pork pies

Rural capital of food

home of Stilton cheese


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Unusual U.K. place names 11. Cricket St. Thomas

CRICKET ST. THOMAS

In the Domesday book

Near Yeovil, south Somerset

To the manor born


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Unusual U.K. place names 9. – Ulceby Skitter

ULCEBY SKITTER

Lincolnshire Wolds place

Northeast near River Humber

Just a small hamlet


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Unusual U.K. Place names 8. – Trull

TRULL

Village near Taunton

Name is derived from trendle

a circle or wheel


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unusual U.K. Place names 6. – Wycke Champflower

WYCKE CHAMPFLOWER

Close to Cheddar Gorge

Home of famous cheese making

Authentic Cheddar