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Place names: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral

137 replies

Kovus · 11/07/2024 03:41

E.g;

Oxford
Sevenoaks
Ingoldmells

Post one or more. Can be foreign, but needs to be reasonably well-known!

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Kovus · 11/07/2024 03:45

The ‘mineral’ category is quite hard by the way.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 11/07/2024 03:47

Lambeth
Croydon (named after crocuses, innit)
Golders Green

London version!

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/07/2024 03:48

Kovus · 11/07/2024 03:45

The ‘mineral’ category is quite hard by the way.

If you can use the periodic table, it would be easy. RULES!!!

Kovus · 11/07/2024 03:55

Staffordshire version;

The Roaches
Leek
Stone

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Inarightpickleandpreserve · 11/07/2024 03:57

Elephant and castle

Kovus · 11/07/2024 03:58

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/07/2024 03:48

If you can use the periodic table, it would be easy. RULES!!!

If you mean, ‘K’ (potassium) such that Kidderminster satisfies ‘mineral’ then that would not be valid. Too easy otherwise.

If you did not mean that, then I’m not sure what you mean?

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Kovus · 11/07/2024 03:59

Nice double-score @Inarightpickleandpreserve

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MrsTerryPratchett · 11/07/2024 04:42

You could have LiBeRia That's three metals. And an A

International version:

Tiger Leaping Gorge (China)
Nullabor Plain (technically cheating because it means no trees)
Petra

Kovus · 11/07/2024 04:59

Actually Liberia works. ⭐️

If you allow ‘ria’ on the basis it is a geological formation of rocks at estuaries (eg west coast of Ireland).

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MrsTerryPratchett · 11/07/2024 04:59

Kovus · 11/07/2024 04:59

Actually Liberia works. ⭐️

If you allow ‘ria’ on the basis it is a geological formation of rocks at estuaries (eg west coast of Ireland).

Fancy!

AdaColeman · 11/07/2024 05:34

Shrewsbury
Button Oak
Ironbridge

OldFred · 11/07/2024 05:49

🇺🇸 version

Buffalo (NY state)
Oakland (California)
Silver Spring (Maryland)

Cocteautriplet · 11/07/2024 05:49

Cockfosters
Saffron Walden
Sandhurst

OldFred · 11/07/2024 05:59

European version

Turkey
Sweden
Iceland

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 11/07/2024 06:03

London underground version
Mansion House (or Goldhawk Road)
Shepherd's Bush
Goldhawk Road again

ShiftySquirrel · 11/07/2024 06:05

Fowlmere
Nuthampstead
Ingatestone

husbandcallsmepickle · 11/07/2024 06:07

Kent has Maidstone Folkestone and Ebony

BobbyBiscuits · 11/07/2024 06:07

Elephant and Castle
Leeke (in Staffordshire, can I use that?)
Silvertown

Kovus · 11/07/2024 06:11

@BobbyBiscuits 👍🏻

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Ihateboris · 11/07/2024 06:16

Mold (North Wales)

BobbyBiscuits · 11/07/2024 06:17

Sorry, someone did leek already!
I'll have Brussels, as in sprouts?!

Can it be fruit as well do you think?

Kovus · 11/07/2024 06:20

Fruit, plants generally or vegetable matter like seeds, nuts, oil, fungi etc etc

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Kovus · 11/07/2024 06:21

Eg Knutsford would count

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Mukirinessly · 11/07/2024 06:23

Cheddar
Chesterfield
Colchester

OldFred · 11/07/2024 06:25

Last one before I need to get ready for work.

Scottish version -

Loch Ness (Nessie is real ok?! )
Ailsa Craig (lots of veggies have this name - 🍅 🧅)
Stonehaven

(😬 I know, I know, really reaching on this lot 😂)