Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Unusual U.K. place names 78. – Babcary

BABCARY, Somersetshire

Site of Wimble Toot

Glastonbury Zodiac

Bronze-age round barrow

Note: Toot derived from Old English tot meaning,  a lookout point.


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Obscure words explained 75. – Murine

MURINE

I can smell a rat

Maybe it’s Chinese new year

Or, is that a mouse?


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Obscure words explained 71. – hibernaculum

HIBERNACULUM

Winter quarters, home.

Such as a squirrel’s Drey nest

both warm and cosy


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12th Night

12th NIGHT

Epiphany eve

Last of the twelve Christmas nights

Three wise men arrive


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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 6. – Wycke Champflower

WYCKE CHAMPFLOWER

Close to Cheddar Gorge

Home of famous cheese making

Authentic Cheddar


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Obscure words explained 58. – metronome

METRONOME

Device with sound clicks

Audible beats per minute

help for musicians