PERRANZABULOE, Cornwall
Medieval Latin
Perranus in sabulo
Piran in the sand
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Unusual U.K. place names 66. – Mavis Enderby
MAVIS ENDERBY, Lincolnshire
Brides of Enderby
Peal out a warning
When danger is imminent
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Unusual U.K. place names 64. – Claxby Pluckacre
CLAXBY PLUCKACRE, Lincolnshire
Medieval village
Was deserted long ago.
Had church which fell down
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Obscure words explained 84. – toponym
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 53. – Kirkcudbright
KIRKCUDBRIGHT, kirlcudbrightshire
Pronounced kirk Coo Bree
Meaning chapel of Cuthbert
He is buried here
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Unusual U.K. place names 58. – Godmanchester
GODMANCHESTER, Cambridgeshire
Durovigtum
Settled by Celts and Saxons.
An old Roman town
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Unusual U.K. place names 51. – Stow cum Quy
STOW CUM QUY, Cambridgeshire
Stow means a high place
Quy from Cowey, cow island
cum Latin for with
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Unusual U.K. place names 50. – Sampford Brett
SAMPFORD BRETT, Somersetshire
Name from sandy ford
and Brett family Manor
later, the Courtney’s
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Unusual U.K. place names 49. – Ilchester
ILCHESTER, Somersetshire
Rome’s name Lindinis*
Saxon name Givelcestre
Fort on Yeo river
- Sometimes Lendinis
Fa - the Green Dragon 
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