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Methven Junction

The last National Garden Festival was held in Ebbw Vale in 1992. The first was in Liverpool in 1984.

Brown rats have been eliminated from Canna in the Inner Hebrides, as they have from Gugh.

Dalchonzie Halt

Not Mumbai But Sydney is spot on. From Mortuary Station to Rookwood Cemetery - which surely can't be a coincidence of names! The whole setup looked a bit better class than the London one - see image below. Anyway, your turn to ask the eternal question.

Keeping the same subject, which other major city in the British Empire had a similar setup to the London Necropolis Railway?

One for Catholics and one for Protestants?

Shell was an extra-parochial area before the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1863. Many other places had a similar anomalous status - they had originally been uninhabited or with very few inhabitants and has grown a significant population over time. The best named was Nowhere, Norfolk - a marshy...

Farthinghoe

The name Offchurch is thought to be related to King Offa of Mercia. According to legend King Offa's son Fremund was murdered nearby and was buried in the churchyard. The story doesn't end there however. Sixty six years later three crippled virgins were passing by and saw a vision demanding...

Long Stanton

Ickornshaw is the home of D&C Classic Motor Cycles. Spa Motor Cycles is a similar restoration company based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

St Germain's Holme

Honeycomb tripe about £7.00 per kg. The flat slimy variety mostly gets used for dog food and is about half that. I have eaten tripe but I won't be queueing for it if it's on offer!

After a quick reversal at the restored station of Titley Junction: Marston Halt