Settlement Association

[Ivo]

Caernarfon sounds surprisingly similar to Carmarthen [whose Welsh name sounds surprisingly similar to Bath's Welsh name ].

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pumpsaint ( as Luentinum) and Carmarthen (as Moridunum) were both mentioned in Ptolomy's Geographia as being settlements of the Demetae tribe.

 

[Bedpan]

Dolgellau, another location famous for gold mining

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Trowbridge and Dolgellau both have woollen industry traditions.

 

[Ivo]

From a bus perspective, several parallels can be drawn between Trowbridge and Braintree. Both have a major interurban route passing through them (264/265 Bath to Warminster; 70 Chelmsford to Colchester) and a secondary route which, although sometimes extending to a location to the south, serves as a town route in the area (234 in Trowbridge; 21 in Braintree); in addition, both have a small number of local routes.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sutton-cum-Granby and Braintree (as Branchetreu) are both entered in the Domesday Book.

Why are so many of my answers historical:roll:

 

[Ivo]

Sutton-cum-Granby and Braintree (as Branchetreu) are both entered in the Domesday Book.

Why are so many of my answers historical:roll:

I don't know, but more often than not they teach us something!

A more well-known settlement by the name of Sutton-___-________ would be Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Looks like it's just us again :roll:

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wigan and Sutton-in-Ashfield both have coal mining traditions.

 

[12CSVT]

Wigan and Sutton-in-Ashfield both have coal mining traditions.

Southend has a pier (albeit a 'slightly' longer one)

 

[Ivo]

I knew I should have got in quickly there :roll: Oh well, back home then.

Oddly enough, Southend is the only place in the whole of the United kingdom to have both a "Central" and a "Victoria" station. However, it was true of Manchester in years gone by (before a certain Doctor from down south had his way).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Blackpool and Manchester both have airports and tramway systems.

 

[Eagle]

Blackpool FC have played in all four tiers of the Football League this century, as have Bradford City AFC.

(Knowing you're a stickler for orthography, Paul, I should point out there's only one p in Pumsaint :P)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

(Knowing you're a stickler for orthography, Paul, I should point out there's only one p in Pumsaint :P)

I am claiming "spelling dispensation" this night as I said to Ivo, having rather been offered too many "thank-you" drinks on my last night of an emergency return at the Consultancy.


Manchester Airport and Bradford are both terminal stations.

 

[Class172]

Birmingham International also serves an airport.

 

[Schnellzug]

but Stratford International, paradoxically, does not, and in fact no International rail services stop there either, and neither will they during the Olympics, since they decided that there'd be too many people getting off there if Eurostar stoppped there.
No, before anyone asks, I'm not confusing this with Station Associationisation, but it is next to Westfield Shopping centre, which is the 3rd largest shopping centre in the United Kingdom by retail space, the leader being Trafford Centre in Manchester.

 

[Class172]

Newcastle and Manchester at one time had large urban-motorway networks planned for them, of which relatively little actually materialised.

 

[DavidBrown]

Exeter also has a stadium going by the name of St James' Park (and no, as a Toon Army fan, I refuse to ever call our place the Sports Direct Arena! )

 

[gg1]

A motorway also ends at Folkestone.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Boston and Folkestone were both trading ports with European countries in the Middle Ages.

 

[Class172]

Boston and Worcester both are places in England, and Massachusetts, USA.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Arundel and Worcester were scenes of military action in "The Anarchy" which was the English Civil War in the 12th century between the forces of King Stephen and of Empress Matilda.

 

[Ivo]

Southgate is also a part-time County Cricket venue.

Knowing you're a stickler for orthography, Paul, I should point out there's only one p in Pumsaint :P

I am claiming "spelling dispensation" this night as I said to Ivo, having rather been offered too many "thank-you" drinks on my last night of an emergency return at the Consultancy

See here if anyone doubts Paul's honesty. Not that you should!

Exeter also has a stadium going by the name of St James' Park (and no, as a Toon Army fan, I refuse to ever call our place the Sports Direct Arena! )

Good man

Blackpool FC have played in all four tiers of the Football League this century, as have Bradford City AFC.

Hmm... This gives me an idea. No prizes for guessing what exactly! Clicky

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southgate is also a part-time County Cricket venue.

Cannock (Cannock Chase) and Southgate (Enfield Chase) are areas where Royal Hunting Grounds were once reserved for the monarchy.

 

[Ivo]

Lichfield is also served by the M6 Toll road.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tamworth and Lichfield were important settlements in the Kingdom of Mercia.

 

[Ivo]

Sticking with my current motorway theme, Reading is also home to a service station.

 

[Eagle]

Sticking with my current motorway theme, Reading is also home to a service area.

Except it's nearer Theale than Reading (I don't know why the newer service areas all have names of towns that are miles away; the worst offender has to be "Warwick" services, opened in 1991 and located six miles the wrong side of Leamington).

 

[Ivo]

That is true, but all too common. Where does this leave us? I suppose your association would be "Reading Services are nearer Theale than Reading"? Allow me to continue with Thatcham, another Berkshire town whose name begins with "Th".

If it wasn't an association, well... tough. () Take us somewhere away from the M4!

 

[Eagle]

Bathampton is also on the route of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

And no, this doesn't count as being on the M4; it's a good ten or twelve miles from Tormarton junction. (In fact the M4 doesn't even enter Somerset.)

 

[Ivo]

Bathampton is also on the route of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Something tells me I know that place!

Have fun with this next one. Where Bathampton is the terminus for Bath's number 4 bus route, Landwick is the terminus for Southend's number 4 bus route.

And there's sod-all there (except for the MOD)!