Settlement Association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cartmel also has a racecourse that holds National Hunt horseraces..

 

[cjp]

To me Cartmel is the home of Sticky Toffee Puddings.
A home of another pudding is Bakewell

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bickenhill also has a motorcycle museum.

 

[cjp]

Marylebone is where you can find Bickenhall Mansions (Bickenhall v Bickenhill)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Powderham in Devon is another settlement that was a chosen site for a medieval deer park.

 

[cjp]

Leeds in Kent also has a castle

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gloucester also once had a priory belonging to the Black Friars.

 

[cjp]

Leeds in West Yorkshire also has a cathedral

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bradford was also an important settlement in the ancient Kingdom of Elmet.

 

[cjp]

Bradford and Bingley Building Society

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gargrave also lies on the line of the River Aire

 

[cjp]

Lechdale also has an Old Swan Inn

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Can I ask you to be so kind as to clarify whether you meant Lechlade rather than Lechdale in your last posting., please.

 

[cjp]

Can I ask you to be so kind as to clarify whether you meant Lechlade rather than Lechdale in your last posting., please.

It was indeed Lechlade

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mereworth in Kent also has a church that is dedicated to St Lawrence

 

[Welshman]

John Fane built the present Mereworth Castle.
He was the one who was MP for Hythe between 1708-1711 [Ah, yes, that one!]

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

John Fane built the present Mereworth Castle.
He was the one who was MP for Hythe between 1708-1711 [Ah, yes, that one!]

Forgive my askance, but is this the same settlement that was sometimes known as Bablock Hythe in days of yore ?

 

[Welshman]

Forgive my askance, but is this the same settlement that was sometimes known as Bablock Hythe in days of yore ?

No - it's the Hythe in Kent - of Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch fame.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rothwell in Northamptonshire also has a church with a bone crypt.

 

[Deerfold]

Rothwell in Northamptonshire also has a church with a bone crypt.

Rothwell is known for its "Red Well" caused by iron oxide in the water.


Barnard Castle has a Red Well Inn

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Croft-on-Tees also lies on the line of the River Tees

 

[Class172]

A small amendment has been made to the rules of the quiz, to prevent people simply posting a settlement's name as a connection.

"A description of the association should be incorporated in each posting, without simply posting the name only"

 

[johnnychips]

Harrogate also has a sulphurous spring.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A small amendment has been made to the rules of the quiz, to prevent people simply posting a settlement's name as a connection.

"A description of the association should be incorporated in each posting, without simply posting the name only"

Thank you, as a forum quizmaster, for clarifying that matter.
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Harrogate also has a sulphurous spring.

Cheltenham also has a ladies college.

 

[johnnychips]

Askrigg in North Yorkshire is where James Herriot's fictional surgery in All Creatures Great and Small was filmed. Robert Hardy, who played Siegfried Farnon in that series, was born in Cheltenham.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llanwrst also has a historical connection with clockmaking.

 

[johnnychips]

Smithfield (London) was the birthplace of Inigo Jones, who designed the bridge at Llanrwst.

 

[deltic1989]

Dagenham was also the victim of a V2 Rocket strike during World War 2.

 

[johnnychips]

Southampton was also the location of Ford vehicle production.

 

[Welshman]

Hastings was also sacked by the French in 1339 [ a year later than Southampton].