The A-Z of useless facts about small towns in the UK

[Paris]

Today sees the launch of a new daily series called:

'The A-Z of useless facts about small towns in the UK'

We will kick off with Abingdon-on-Thames.

Abingdon-on-Thames is a historic market town in Oxfordshire.

The town was occupied by the Romans and a Roman defensive enclosure lies beneath the town centre.

Famous stuff to come out of Abingdon-on-Thames include 'Old Speckled Hen' (which has since moved to Bury St-Edmunds) and 'Radiohead'.

Football?

Two non-league teams. Abingdon United FC and Abingdon Town FC.




Log on tomorrow for useless facts about our next town on the A-Z list. Accrington.

 

[larbert toffee]

Larbert is a small town in Central Scotland placed nicely slap bang between Glasgow and Edinburgh, it's most famous son was a guy named James Finlayson who found fame and fortune in Hollywood, he was not only one of the original Keystone Cops but is instantly recognisable as the nemesis of Laurel and Hardy in almost all of their films and is attributed with being the originator of Homer Simpson's famous phrase "Doh"
The nearest footy team is Stenhousemuir who are literally about 400 yds over the border between the two small towns.

 

[Paris]

Larbert is a small town in Central Scotland placed nicely slap bang between Glasgow and Edinburgh, it's most famous son was a guy named James Finlayson who found fame and fortune in Hollywood, he was not only one of the original Keystone Cops but is instantly recognisable as the nemesis of Laurel and Hardy in almost all of their films and is attributed with being the originator of Homer Simpson's famous phrase "Doh"
The nearest footy team is Stenhousemuir who are literally about 400 yds over the border between the two small towns.

Mate that's for when the letter 'L' comes up in roughly 600 days time. We need to build the suspense.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

What about Aberystwyth?
You've upset the Welsh already.

 

[canuckblue]

Can't wait to see Birmingham's.

 

[B17BLG]

bad timing this thread mate

People are tracking a plane from Naples and your talking about no Mark, jarg towns. Get on the app lid, track them planes


And welcome Carlo

 

[Paris]

Can't wait to see Birmingham's.

That's a city and has no place on this thread.

 

[canuckblue]

That's a city and has no place on this thread.

That whooshing sound you hear is my joke flying over your head.

 

[Paris]

What about Aberystwyth?
You've upset the Welsh already.

Wales doesn't count.

 

[Paris]

That whooshing sound you hear is my joke flying over your head.

This is not the thread for jokes.

 

[canuckblue]

This is not the thread for jokes.

Mate, every thread on GOT is for jokes sooner or later.

 

[Paris]

Mate, every thread on GOT is for jokes sooner or later.

Ah very well. I suppose we've already had one joker skipping straight from A to L.

 

[canuckblue]

Ah very well. I suppose we've already had one joker skipping straight from A to L.

In Birkenhead, L actually comes after A in the alphabet.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Wales doesn't count.

Be interesting this.

 

[summerisle]

A few years' back I visited Dorchester and spotted the delightfully named Judge Jeffreys Tearooms - enjoy a cream tea whilst remembering the judge who sentenced hundreds to death by hanging.