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Any towns or villages near you that would make a nice name?

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LiffeySaysNollaigShona · 21/12/2008 21:20

The Harlow thread got me thinking. It's not the idea of using a town as a name that I don't like, it's that it's the same two towns used. Harlow and Camden!

I'm going to start with Kinvara, a place in Galway. I think that'd make a nice name.

Anybody else?

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BabyTalk13 · 29/12/2008 23:19

Oh Ok I was the start of page 6 thats why!!!!!!! duh

MrsSeanBean · 31/12/2008 10:47

Manningford Bruce

Vronsky · 31/12/2008 13:54

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Goober · 31/12/2008 14:01

Woodbridge.

jeanjeannie · 31/12/2008 14:15

Wycombe, Henley or Marlow - all sound like plausible pony-set names to me.

walkingprimrose · 31/12/2008 15:21

Barlow
Baslow
Rowsley
Darley
Endsor
Eyam (actually, avoid like the plague ha ha)
Riber
Farley
Walton
Winster
Heath
Calver

The only village names that could possibly pass for names round my way.

ILoveBrucie · 31/12/2008 19:28

Charlton Marshall sounds good

Not sure about Clapgate though

Horton or Holt aren't too bad, could imagine someone shouting those names in Tesco or at the park

CrackopentheBaileys · 31/12/2008 19:43

staines

CrackopentheBaileys · 31/12/2008 19:44

Primrose I know someone who has just named their ds Farley..... wondered where they ad dreamed that up from!

pinkmagic1 · 31/12/2008 19:52

Village near my dads called Mavis Enderby!

Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa · 31/12/2008 20:01

Thornton le Beans

Very distinguished!

Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa · 31/12/2008 20:03

Oh, and Sexhow.....

Not so distinguished, but I have another - Hutton Rudby (I like), sounds a little Edwardian Novel.

BoffinMum · 31/12/2008 20:04

Possibly avoid the villages of Six Mile Bottom and Ugely. Although I have always entertained ambitions of being Chair of the Six Mile Bottom WI, or Ugely WI. My great aunt by marriage was Chair of the Loos WI, which is even better.

SwedesInADirtyMacAndSunglasses · 31/12/2008 20:07

Illketshall (pronounced ilkershawl)
Linstead
Huntingfield

festivedollyx · 01/01/2009 17:17

Argyll
Carrick
Clachan
Blairmore
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seringoutthosebellstonight · 01/01/2009 19:51

Might work if you are in Italy; Florence, Venice, Verona, Vittoria, Milan, Roma?

but up here we have got Lower Peover, Shakerley Mere, Runcorn and Ellesmere Port.

The only usable name I can think of local to us is Chester, but it's a bit medallion man.

SAEJ · 01/01/2009 19:58

We have a family name of D'amery and Perdu - both places in France where my Grans family are from.

lottiejenkins · 01/01/2009 20:13

anonandlikeit and goober you must be near me!!

Milliways · 01/01/2009 20:13

Pusey?

Bray
Brightwell
Bisham

Donnington
Clewer

Shurlock Row!
Sutton Courtenay!

earlyriser · 01/01/2009 20:26

Uras? Or slightly less likely to end in tears in the playground, Benholm.

Umlellala · 01/01/2009 20:29

Dalston?

Could be a Prince Charming type, no?

Goober · 02/01/2009 19:50

Lottiejenkins
Where are you?

lottiejenkins · 02/01/2009 19:53

Laxfield..............

Goober · 02/01/2009 19:56

Is that near Halesworth/ Blythborough??

lottiejenkins · 02/01/2009 20:06

between stradbroke and halesworth.