John Griffiths
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Hounslow, west London, also has a place name meaning to do with dogs.
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Carstairs in South Lanarkshire also has a top security criminal psychiatric hospital in its environs (Broadmoor just outside Crowthorne).
Dingle, County Kerry, also shares its name with a character(s)-surname from a British TV drama series in the generally "light" sphere thereof. Respectively, Flight-Lieutenant Carstairs in Allo, Allo; and the Dingle family, one of the "clans" in Emmerdale.
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Smerwick in County Kerry was another settlement involved in the Second Desmond Rebellion of 1579-1580).
Have been trying to find out how the locals pronounce Smerwick (when they're not using the Irish name, Ard na Caithne) -- "Smur-wick", or "Smerrick" ? -- with view pronunciation comparison with similar names elsewhere in the British Isles; sadly, no success re the Kerry settlement. Have discovered, though, re Lerwick (Shetland): the local folk pronounce it "Lur-wick" -- i.e. not "Lerrick", on the model of Berwick-on-Tweed.
John Griffiths
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Lerwick means 'Bay of Clay'. Players of this game - an astute lot, in my estimation - will not be surprised that clay also forms part of the place name origin of Claygate in Surrey, which lies on thick beds of the stuff.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Manchester also has a place of worship called Church of the Holy Name.
Thinking of my favourite thriller writer, Val McDermid -- two of her most acclaimed series of thrillers have as central character, respectively: Kate Branningan, private investigator, who lives and does her stuff in Manchester; and , in contrast, Lindsay Gordon / journalist / Glasgow.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Melrose in Scottish Borders also hosts an annual Pipe Band championship.
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Pickering in North Yorkshire also has a Scheduled Monument.
John Griffiths
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The church of St Botolph at Hardham, West Sussex, also has medieval wall paintings.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Pixham in Surrey also lies on the route of the Roman road known as Stane Street.
John Griffiths
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Writer Daniel Defoe was educated at the Rev James Fisher 's boarding school in Pixham. In later life - circa 1706-1710 - he (Defoe) lived at Hillgate in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear (at the time, Co Durham).
Xenophon PCDGS
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Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent has also hosted the National Garden Festival.
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Crambeck in North Yorkshire is also a settlement where Romano-British pottery was discovered.
John Griffiths
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Burton upon Trent, Staffs, is also known as a centre of the brewing industry.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Newton Solney in South Derbyshire was also once under the jurisdiction of the Burton upon Trent Poor Law Union.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Oxenton in Gloucestershire was also once administered by the Hundred of Tewkesbury.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Edendork in County Tyrone also has a GAA club that plays in the Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship.
These Irish names ! -- Edendork, of all things -- perhaps from, Adam was a right dork to let himself be tempted to eat the fruit
...Edendork's Gaelic Athletic Association side, is called St. Malachy's. That of Charlestown, County Mayo: is called Charlestown Sarsfields.
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John Griffiths
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Charlestown was designed and built from 1846 by Charles Strickland, land agent to the 14th Viscount Dillon; the settlement was originally to be named Newtown Dillon. Viscount Dillon was born and died at his country seat, Ditchley Park, near Charlbury, Oxfordshire.
Concerning the pub game of "Aunt Sally" (throwing things at a "humanoid" target) -- the Aunt Sally Singles World Championship takes place annually at the Charlbury Beer Festival. The first World Championship for Aunt Sally pairs, was held in 2019 in the Bell Inn, Launton, Oxfordshire. (The same game, or one very closely related, is played in France: where it is called the Jeu de Massacre. Bloodthirsty lot, those Frogs ...)
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Hawstead in Suffolk also has a church with a Sanctus Bell,
Said church presumably, the Parish Church of All Saints. Northallerton, North Yorkshire, has a church with the same dedication.