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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Avis
Sent: 03 August 2010 09:01
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Bristol - a quick (and surprising?) statistic...
Dave F. <dave...@...> writes:
>Yes. Often in rural areas you will find local people refer to particular roads
>by well-known names, even though there is no street sign for them anywhere.
>Street nameplates are a somewhat townie concept.
Indeed. From my occasional listening to the Archers (very soothing, if you
don't pay attention) I understand that even fields are given locally known
names.
See, for instance, a database of Herefordshire field names at
http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hfn/db.php
Phillip
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