I needed to look up what a Court Leet is / was -- I find, approx., "old-fashioned jury / court-of-justice stuff". In rather less serious vein: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, has a Court Leet Restaurant.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Church Lench in Worcestershire was also once administered by the Hundred of Halfshire.
"Curious old words / terms" seems rather the scene here at present -- wondered what a "lench" might be: found that it comes from the Anglo-Saxon linch = rising ground, hill (there is a cluster hereabouts of five " *** Lench"-named villages, of which Church Lench is the largest -- its church being dedicated to All Saints). Little Haven, Pembrokeshire -- west of Haverfordwest -- has a church with the same dedication.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Cwm-yr-Eglwys in Pembrokeshire also lies on the route of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path designated National Trail.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Carnoustie in Angus is also a settlement with a noted golf course where The Open Championship has been held.
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is also twinned with a settlement in the French departement of Yvelines. Carnoustie's "twin" is Maule -- largely due to Carnoustie and the surrounding area's long association with the Maule family; Great Yarmouth's is Rambouillet.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Thrigby in Norfolk was also once administered by the Hundred of East Flegg.
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Pendeen in Cornwall also has a church that is dedicated to St John the Baptist.
There are examples, well-regarded and reckoned significant by archaeologists, of fogous -- underground dry-stone structures found on sites in Cornwall, inhabited in ancient times -- at Pendeen; and near Constantine, Cornwall (between Falmouth and Helston).
Xenophon PCDGS
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Porth Navas in Cornwall also lies on the line of the Helford River.
Until its being developed in the 19th century as a port for the export of granite, Porth Navas was known as Cove. There are several settlements in the British Isles -- particularly in Scotland -- still bearing that name. A slight variation on that theme, involves Cobh, Co. Cork -- the seaport of Cork city, located on Great Island in Cork Harbour. Paraphrasing Wiki: a couple / three centuries ago, the Royal Navy's port established on Great Island became known as "the Cove of Cork", or just "Cove" -- adjacent to the older village of Ballyvoloon. The combined settlement was renamed "Queenstown" in 1849, on the occasion of a visit by Queen Victoria. Upon the establishing of the Irish Free State, early 1920s, there took place renaming-afresh, to "Cobh": a Gaelicising (no actual meaning in Irish) of the English word "Cove".
D6130
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After being hit by a German torpedo in 1915 - en route from New York to Southampton - the RMS Lusitania changed course to put in at Queenstown, but tragically sank off the Old Head of Kinsale with huge loss of life. A museum commemorating the event has been set up at Ballymackean, close to the Old Head.
Taking it that Ballymackean is the "operative" place here; this settlement has a semi-namesake further north in the Republic of Ireland -- Ballymackan or Ballymacken, an eastern suburb of Portlaioise, Co. Laois.
D6130
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Correct....I'm afraid my smartphone has given up it's 'bold' function for some unknown reason. Perhaps I should type my answers in capitals instead?
Reverting to the game....PETERHEAD in Aberdeenshire also has a high security prison.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Fyvie in Aberdeenshire also lies on the line of the River Ythan.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Rosehearty in Aberdeenshire was also created a Burgh of Barony in the 17th century.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Montrose in Angus also has an osteopathy clinic.
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Pharmaceutical behemoth GSK plc also operates a drug manufacturing plant in Ulverston, Cumbria.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Lazonby in Cumbria also holds a Livestock Auction Market.
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Lazonby is on the course of the River Eden, which flows to the sea (and meets the River Esk) at Port Carlisle, Cumbria.
EbbwJunction1
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The original name of Port Carlisle was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal, it was renamed Port Carlisle. During the lifetime of the canal it was of considerable importance as the sea outlet for Carlisle, handling both freight and passengers. However, with the building of the much bigger docks at Silloth (sometimes known as Silloth-on-Solway), the canal became redundant and was closed.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Blitterlees in Cumbria also lies on the route of the B5300 road.
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Llandrindod Wells in Powys is also located at longitude 3° 23' W.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Llanover in Monmouthshire also lies on the line of the River Usk.