Like Ronan Point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Point (for younger readers) (View Post)

First time I went to Cornwall I started pronouncing places as if they were Welsh (Lanhydrock, for example). The locals soon put me right. (View Post)

At the risk of being blindingly obvious, Ecclefachan (= little church) is also a remnant of the Cymric folk who used to live in that neck of the woods. Not being a 'pb scotch expert' I've no idea to … (View Post)

Eccles - the place name - is cognate with the Welsh Eglwys which in turn is derived from the Greek Ecclesia. It's a remnant of 'Y Hen Gogledd' - the ancient Britons of the north country who were cut … (View Post)

When we tried a republic in England they were so confused about what to do when the 'president' died that they instinctively put his ineffectual 22-year-old son in charge. He was so ineffectual he ma… (View Post)