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Reasons is a cartographic hoax:

Everywhere else has Anglo-Saxon place name suffixes: Rug-by, Sout-ham, Bar-by, Kil-by, Ash-by, Buck-by, Cates-by, Mars-ton, Hey-ford, Wat-ford, Dod-ford, Staver-ton, et al..

Daventry's entry in the O.S. gazetteer was clearly added by a bloke named David. But xe didn't want to be too obvious that it was "Dave's Entry" in the list, made as a copyright trap.

Ha ha! Funny joke, Dave!

@lindasgoluppiart

I like finding areas where all the roads are named after a certain type of thing, the more unusual the better.

In Southampton we have the 'English Composers' estate (maps.app.goo.gl/Nd9bijf8S8A1HV) with roads named after Sullivan, Purcell, Coates, Stainer etc.

In Malvern (where I grew up), there is Tomatolands, on the site of an old tomato farm, with roads named after varieties of tomato (Harbinger, Challenger, Shirley).

Any others you know of?

consent.google.co.ukAvant d'accéder à Google Maps

I've created a new web app - British Placename Mapper at placenames.rtwilson.com/ - you can search for placenames in various ways (starts with 'great', ends with 'burgh' etc) and show them on an interactive map. Try a few of the examples and send me any cool maps you come up with!

(Re-posting for those who sensibly weren't using social media on a bank holiday weekend!)

placenames.rtwilson.comBritish Placename Mapper
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@robintw

another interesting distribution, places ending with "-ton". Take a look at Wales!

There's a linguistic corner in Pembrokeshire - see 'Landsker Line'. Tons seem to be rare where Welsh is spoken, or in a ring around London. Former makes sense, latter is intriguing 🤔

placenames.rtwilson.com/#W3sid

placenames.rtwilson.comUK Placename Mapper

#India made waves at the #G20 summit it hosted this weekend by using "#Bharat" instead of "India" as its country name in some English-language contexts. reuters.com/world/india/modi-u

"Bharat" is already India's name in most local languages, including Hindi, and is mentioned as a synonym of "India" in the English version of the country's constitution, but hasn't been used in formal international contexts until now.

#geography #toponymy #namechange #Bharat #placenames #etymology @geography

ReutersModi uses 'Bharat' for G20 nameplate, not India, amid name-change rowBy Tanvi Mehta
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@wood5y @MickG59@mastodonapp.uk

No-one's claiming that the objectors are logical or consistent. (-:

Mind you, they do all seem related to that group who weren't giving their addresses on the ballot papers last Thursday. Perhaps they're all secretly living in 2nd homes and have just realized that they have to submit change of address cards to lots of returning officers.

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@wood5y @MickG59@mastodonapp.uk

They might have a case.

Although the simple defence might in turn be that the Authority has the power under that Act to specify names in both English and Welsh, and it has chosen "Bannau Brycheiniog National Park" and "Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog" respectively.

If anyone challenges the idea of the former being English, all of the placenames in England that are in languages no-one even speaks any more will be a fun point.