Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Strood in Kent also lies on the route of the Roman road known as Watling Street.

 

[Calthrop]

Historical anecdote: in 1554 there was an attempted rebellion headed by Thomas Wyatt of Allington, near Maidstone -- chiefly prompted by discontent at Queen Mary I's intention of marrying her fellow-Catholic King Philip of Spain. In this episode, seemingly a battle was intended to take place at Strood -- but it didn't happen, owing to desertions on the part of various envisaged participants. Not long after, the rising fizzled out; Wyatt was executed. (One has to feel that this was a not-very-competent kind of rebellion -- Mary deserved to win this one.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ryarsh in Kent was also once administered by the Hundred of Larkfield.

 

[Calthrop]

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, also has a pub called the Duke of Wellington.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ducklington in Oxfordshire also lies on the line of the River Windrush.

 

[Springs Branch]

Mobberley in Cheshire also has a Morris Dancing 'side' (= team).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ripon in North Yorkshire also has a church that is dedicated to St Wilfrid.

 

[D6130]

Ironbridge in Shropshire also has a pub called the Water Rat.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llanmerewig in Powys also lies on the line of the River Severn.

 

[johnnychips]

The church restoration at Llanmerewig was designed by Sir Aston Webb, who also designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace in London.

Edit: I have no idea why this has come up in a quote box!

 

[Springs Branch]

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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wilbarston in Northamptonshire was also once administered by the Hundred of Corby.

 

[Springs Branch]

Wilbarston in Northamptonshire was also once administered by the Hundred of Corby.

Question: Is Wilbarston an association with @johnnychip's London (Post #29889), or with my following post #29890, which is now deleted?

My post #29890 - which was the village of Blatherwycke, Northants. - was associated with Llanmerewig, and was deleted immediately after posting when I realised I had just been 'bowled' by @johnnychips whilst typing.

Should we be continuing with a valid association from . . .

The church restoration at Llanmerewig was designed by Sir Aston Webb, who also designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace in London.

. . . assuming "London" is not too vague a location? (Buckingham Palace is located in the City of Westminster)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Question: Is Wilbarston an association with @johnnychip's London (Post #29889), or with my following post #29890, which is now deleted?

My post #29890 - which was the village of Blatherwycke, Northants. - was associated with Llanmerewig, and was deleted immediately after posting when I realised I had just been 'bowled' by @johnnychips whilst typing.


. . .

Wilberston was a carefully made association with your posting of Blatherwycke which was on view at the time that I made my posting, which is now deleted.

This leaves me no option but to strike-through my posting.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

(My italics above -- is Gervasius the saint's name from which is derived the English male Christian name Gervase? If so: it's not a particularly common name in this country, but not hugely rare either -- surprising to discover that there's only this one church dedication (and that shared) in England, to the saint concerned.

Mr W Pedia tells us that this is the case.

I think that we need to continue from Llanmerewig so, if he doesn't mind, I'll "borrow" Johnny Chip's contribution and amend it as follows:
The church restoration at Llanmerewig was designed by Sir Aston Webb, who also designed (in 1895 / 1896) a library wing, including the Cedar Library, at The Hendre, a large Victorian mansion at Rockfield, Monmouthshire, for John Allan Rolls, first Lord Llangattock.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wonastow in Monmouthshire was also once administered by the ancient Hundred of Skenfreth (sometimes noted as Skenfrith)

 

[Calthrop]

Wonastow's church is dedicated to St. Wonnow, alias Winwaloe. The church of St. Winwaloe at Gunwalloe, Cornwall -- near Helston -- is also dedicated to this 5th / 6th century saint; who is reckoned to have dwelt chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.

 

[John Griffiths]

Wonastow has a church dedicated to St Wonnow, born in Wales in 457 or 462. Forced to flee to Brittany by invading Saxon hordes, he became a monk and later abbot.

There are also churches dedicated to him at East Portlemouth in Devon and Gunwalloe in Cornwall (his name at both given as St Winwalloe)

 

[John Griffiths]

St Ives in Cornwall also had a pilchard seine fishery in the nineteenth century.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Betws-y-Coed in Conwy County Borough was another settlement with a noted artists colony.

 

[Calthrop]

Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, is -- pace a by-pass -- also on the A5 road.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Braunston in Northamptonshire also lies on the line of the Grand Union Canal.

 

[Calthrop]

I can't resist "twinnings". The borough of Spelthorne, Surrey -- near Staines -- is also twinned with a settlement in the French departement of Seine-et-Marne. Braunston's "twin" is Quincy-Voisins; Spelthorne's is Melun.

 

[John Griffiths]

Staines - part of, not near, Spelthorne, in Middlesex, albeit temporarily under the administrative ambit of Surrey, was Ad Pontes under the Romans, on the road from Londinium (London) to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester).

 

[Calthrop]

Staines - part of, not near, Spelthorne, in Middlesex, albeit temporarily under the administrative ambit of Surrey, was Ad Pontes under the Romans, on the road from Londinium (London) to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester).

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, also has a church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. (Re Spelthorne -- my thanks; I'd never heard of the place before !)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hazleton in Gloucestershire was also once administered by the ancient Hundred of Longtree,

 

[Springs Branch]

Luckington, Wiltshire, also has a Neolithic long barrow in its vicinity.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lacock in Wiltshire also lies on the line of the River Avon.

 

[Springs Branch]

Lacock (specifically Lacock Abbey) was used as a filming location for the Harry Potter series of films.

Another filming location (for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1) was Lavenham, Suffolk.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Shimpling in Suffolk was also once administered by the Hundred of Babergh.