Learning Some ABC's...

I wasn't quite sure what to call this post, as it's a little unusual.  Okay, so what's new?  You can probably tell I have a penchant for interesting and unique place names, so here is another batch, but with a common theme - or two themes, actually!

Towns and Villages (Part Two)...

A few months back, I treated you to some of the more unusual place names that are found in the British Isles.  Here is the second installment...

What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?

Apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health, the Romans also gave us some interesting place names!  Many of you will have heard of Londinium, the Latin name for the capital city, but there are plenty of others too.

Bryn, Glyn, and Llyn...

You are aware that I am trying to explore the whole of Great Britain in this blog, but you may have noticed a certain affinity I have for the Principality of Wales.  It is true...  I love the country, I love the people, and I love the history.  To the uninitiated, it may appear that today's offering is about people, but that is not so; it is about some of the place names found in this western quarter of the British Isles.

Towns and Villages (Part One)...

One of my first posts on here was about Llanfair P.G., which is the longest place name in Britain.  Here is a list of some of the more unusual names (and there are plenty), including the shortest place name!  As I said, there are many of these, so I will spread it out over a number of posts.

Cholmondeley and Mainwaring...

Many Britons will see where I'm headed with this post, but outside of the UK, few will be able to even guess.  It has everything to do with pronunciation, you see.  It's not that the British are unique in this respect, but we do have some odd-looking names, with even odder-sounding (known as counterintuitive) pronunciations!  That applies to both people and place names...

From Tulsa to Cleethorpes...

One of the big differences in popular music between Great Britain and the United States is the use of place names in song titles.  Americans love to use the names of towns or states, and it is easy to rattle off any number of songs, from any era. Things like 24 Hours from Tulsa, New York State of Mind, Kansas City, Walking in Memphis, Moonlight in Vermont, and Abilene.