| Re: [OT and optimistic] Wivenhoe Court |
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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: John RowlandJohn Rowland Date: Sep 13, 2008 06:01
Tom Anderson wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, John Rowland wrote:
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>> Tom Anderson wrote:
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>>> There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's,
>>> well, mostly harmless, really.
>>>
>>> So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow?
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>> Why shouldn't there be?
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> I'm not saying there shouldn't. But things don't happen without
> reasons. Except in quantum mechanics and the civil service.
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>>> And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset?
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>> There's also a Wivenhoe Close in Peckham.
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> THE MYSTERY DEEPENS!
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>>> A MYSTERY!
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>> I don't see any mystery. If there was no street in London with
>> Wivenhoe in the name, that would be more of a mystery.
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> You think? Are there streets named after all of England's umpty
> hojillion villages in London?
Probably not, but there's probably several streets named after each coastal
town.
3 Frinton Roads in London and a 4th in Sidcup.
Numerous Walton Roads and Walton Avenues (but there are also numerous
villages called Walton)
1 Jaywick Close in York
1 Heybridge Avenue in Streatham
2 Maldon Roads in London
Dovercourt Road in Dulwich
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