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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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yama · 02/01/2009 20:10

It always gladdens my heart when I drive past the signpost to 'Findo Gask'.

(On the road to Perth)

Goober · 02/01/2009 20:12

You are very close then LJ, I am in Wickham Market.

samsonara · 02/01/2009 20:16

Claverton, ( Claverton Downs, near Bath), Clifton ( Bristol),Bexley ( Bexley Heath, South London) for boys maybe?

fryalot · 02/01/2009 20:18

I live near Wetwang

which may make a nice name for someone

Tillyscoutsmum · 02/01/2009 20:20

There's a Pink Green not far from me..

Our village is called Kinver

misscathcart · 02/01/2009 20:20

Thornaby

samsonara · 02/01/2009 20:25

If you live near Bromley, Pratt, after Pratts Bottom.

lottiejenkins · 02/01/2009 20:29

I know WM Goober........my late father had work connections in Easton!!

TwoIfBySea · 02/01/2009 20:38

Findo Gask.

We used to drive past the road sign for it when visiting my auntie and I always wanted to live there just so I could tell people where I was from.

yama · 02/01/2009 21:01

TwoIf - I've never been there but I believe Findo and Gask are actually two places close together. Still gladdens my heart to see the sign.

TwoIfBySea · 04/01/2009 20:46

Are they? Well Findo on its own I suppose, but then that is a bit too near Findus in pronounciation!

ohdearwhatamess · 04/01/2009 20:48

My village makes a lovely girls' name (alt. spelling).

Lots of bottoms round here too.

missymoo2411 · 04/01/2009 21:11

there is a place we pass on way to york called askem richard and askem bryan mmmmmmm.places near me that would make great names barnsley,rothwell,morley,tingley,pretty boring really to some on here ..

Damhsa · 05/01/2009 22:11

Devon
Kent
Mallard
Marlow
Erigall
Clifden
Mead
Oran
Earl
Aspen

MenaMilou · 05/01/2009 23:48

We live fairly near a place called Titsey

Linnet · 06/01/2009 00:08

I've driven through Findo Gask.

Lets see villages near me Stanley obviously already a name, Meigle, Muthill pronounced Mew-th-ill, Waterloo, Redgorton, Caputh pronounced cay-pu-th.

Zacksmummy · 06/01/2009 13:46

How about "Brodie" (it's in Moray in the Highlands of Scotland)and it's a small village next to a castle of the same name....

mickeymistletoe · 06/01/2009 16:53

laughing at prospect of calling my next baby Cockermouth, Egremont or Barrow in Furness!

BlueChampagne · 07/01/2009 17:04

My current faves is Helion's Bumpstead and Shingay-cum-Wendy

BlueChampagne · 07/01/2009 17:04

Oops - faves are

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