Settlement Association

[Welshman]

Lindisfarne

Although St Cuthbert's remains are now enshrined in Durham Cathedral, they were translated from Lindisfarne, where he had been Bishop.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lindisfarne

Although St Cuthbert's remains are now enshrined in Durham Cathedral, they were translated from Lindisfarne, where he had been Bishop.

After the Norman conquest an order of Bendictine monks set up at Lindisfarne until the Reformation.......A community of Benedictine monks now inhabit Prinknash Abbey at Cranham

 

[Welshman]

Cheltenham

Gustav Holst, born in Cheltenham, wrote a tune to Christina Rossetti's words "In the Bleak Midwinter" while he was staying in Cranham.

 

[Schnellzug]

Tottenham shares many of the last letters of Cheltehnham, although the similarities do not extend very far beyond there.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tottenham shares many of the last letters of Cheltehnham, although the similarities do not extend very far beyond there.

Wheresoever is this particular settlement? Only British settlements are allowed..

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Lincoln and Tottenham both lie on the line of the Roman road called Ermine Street.

 

[Ivo]

Lincoln has both a University and a University College - and a steep hill in virtually every outbound direction. Between 1992 and 2005, the same was also true of Bath (we only got University status in 2005 ).

O/T: I had an interview at the UC in Lincoln. They were astonished at how easy I found their maths exam :roll:

Tottenham shares many of the last letters of Cheltenham, although the similarities do not extend very far beyond there.

*cough* FA CUP *cough* (doesn't count; otherwise, every other post would refer to a football match...)

 

[Temple Meads]

Radstock is also in North Somerset.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ilchester and Radstock both lie on the line of the Roman road called Fosse Way

 

[Ivo]

Ilchester is on the River Yeo. More obviously, so is Yeovil.

Radstock is also in North Somerset.

Sorry guys, but it's Pedant Time. The term "North Somerset" to some may be misconstrued as being the Unitary Authority known as North Somerset, whose largest settlement is Weston-super-Mare. To avoid this, I would recommend either (a) inserting the word "East" after the word "North", creating "North East Somerset" [the local authority being Bath & North East Somerset], or (b) not using a capital N in the word "north".

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sidmouth (as Sedemuda) and Yeovil (as Givle) were both settlements that were entered into the Domesday Book.

 

[deltic1989]

this could go horribly wrong in a heartbeat but Tamworth.
Allow me to explain Sidmouth is 1 letter off being Tidmouth, a station on the fictional Island of Sodor, Farquar is another station here. there is a settlement in NSW Australia, now known as Limbri which has a railway station known as Farquarsons Siding. Limbri can be found 30km east northeast of a settlement called Tamworth. what do you say guys will you let it fly?

 

[Eagle]

Gloucester also lends its name to a breed of domestic swine.

 

[Ivo]

Ambitious - I like The only issue is that you have slightly mis-spelled Farquar; it's Ffarquhar I believe. However, this could then pass on a phonetic similarity instead. What you have basically done is allow a triple of associations to reach your answer - but given that (a) it is all in one post and clearly intentional, (b) all of those are valid connections (or at least they would be if they were British :roll, and (c) the thread is need of a bit of a kickstart, I am going to allow it. If anyone else contests this decision, I am going to overrule it by declaring the super-clue void and saying that both Sidmouth and Tamworth are two-syllable, eight-letter towns that end in th.

Anyhow, from Gloucester [thank you birdbrain; you're supposed to let me pass a judgment first! )...

Not including the name Gloucester, another name that would be understood to mean Gloucester would be Glevum. Glevum is far shorter than Gloucester. Applying the same rule elsewhere, we can see that Chester's Welsh name is far shorter than its "usual" name.

 

[Eagle]

Not including the name Gloucester, another name that would be understood to mean Gloucester would be Glevum. Glevum is far shorter than Gloucester. Applying the same rule elsewhere, we can see that Chester's Welsh name is far shorter than its "usual" name.

Chester's Latin name is equally as short as the Welsh one. And, thinking of it, Gloucester's Welsh name is shorter than its English name too.

Coventry also has a motorway–motorway interchange just outside it.

 

[Ivo]

Chester's Latin name is equally as short as the Welsh one. And, thinking of it, Gloucester's Welsh name is shorter than its English name too.

I don't know those :? Could you enlighten me please, oh fine Sir and non-birdbrain?

Coventry also has a motorway–motorway interchange just outside it.[/QUOTE]

After London, Coventry was hit hardest by the Blitz. As part of the attack, it lost arguably its most famous monument - the cathedral (since replaced). Another tragic accident, courtesy of the Blitz, occurred at Balham.

 

[Eagle]

I don't know those :? Could you enlighten me please, oh fine Sir and non-birdbrain?

Chester was Deva (named after the river). Gloucester is Caerloyw (from caer + Glevum with a consanant mutation thrown in—the English is of course from Glevum + chester).


Anyway, Bignor is also on Stane Street.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

To carry on with that "Roman" connection...

Ipswich also has the remains of a Roman villa (this particular one was excavated by Time Team in 2003)

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Just as a "brief aside", with reference to Chester, I would say whilst the Welsh word for Chester is shorter than its English equivalent, not so very far away is Mold, whose name in Welsh is considerably longer than its English equivalent.

 

[Ivo]

My home town of Southend, or more specifically the former main settlement of Prittlewell, was also the subject of a Time team expedition, in 2005.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yet another "boring" historical connection, but not in the way you would suppose......

The parish churches at Prittlewell (St Mary the Virgin) and Navestock (in Essex) (St Thomas) are both over 1,000 years old.....the "boring" refers to the attack in 2008 on the Grade I listed wooden spire of St Thomas by Great Spotted woodpeckers.

 

[deltic1989]

Richmond North Yorkshire and Navestock where both places noted in the 18th century for the playing of the most wonderful game in the history of mankind. I of course refer to Cricket.

 

[Schnellzug]

There's another Richmond in Surrey*, as people may be aware, but were they aware that that one was named after the Yorkshire one, indirectly; Henry VII had a palace built there and in 1501 he named it Richmond Palace in recognition of his earldom and the ancestral home of Richmond Castle in Yorkshire.

* all right, since I know how much people enjoy pedantry; technically the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, happy now?

 

[Welshman]

Dagenham

a 2009 Government report stated that Richmond was the "happiest" place to live[highest percentage of people satisfied with their services, amenities, etc].

Dagenham[along with Barking] were the "unhappiest"

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Longbridge also has a tradition in car building.

 

[Nym]

As does Sollihull... (Where I'd rather have a 'car' from...)

If we stick with cars we can do a tour of the West Midlands and end up in Blackpool

 

[Schnellzug]

if We're still in Solihull, Land Rover is now part of Jaguar Land Rover, who are owned by the mighty Tata Group, who also manufacture steel in Scunthorpe.

let's see where we can go from there. :roll:

 

[Nym]

Grimsby Is also a town nearby that is a victim of Tmesis, although not a true one...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If we stick with cars we can do a tour of the West Midlands and end up in Blackpool

I think we would soon be censured if we attempted to do this..:roll:

Shrewsbury also has buildings in the Tudor architectural style.

 

[Ivo]

Shrewsbury's Welsh name is completely different to its English name. The same is true of Bath.

I think we would soon be censured if we attempted to do this..:roll:

Hmm...

 

[Welshman]

Oxford

Shrewsbury was to Edith Pargeter what Oxford was to Colin Dexter.

Pah! - post withdrawn -spent all of 10 minutes working out that convoluted link and Ivo got in before me!!

By the way, what is the Welsh name for "Bath"?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Grimsby Is also a town nearby that is a victim of Tmesis, although not a true one...

Oops, we appear to have missed this one out...

Formby and Grimsby both have names with Viking suffixes
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Shrewsbury's Welsh name is completely different to its English name. The same is true of Bath.

Buxton and Bath are both spa towns
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Oxford

Shrewsbury was to Edith Pargeter what Oxford was to Colin Dexter.

Cambridge also has a long University heritage