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

[Paris]

Be interesting this.

Maybe I'll do Wales as an addendum.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

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.

Don't forget "Recognised Anti Rangers town."

 

[larbert toffee]

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

I was invoking the adopted rules of the 1-100 thread

 

[larbert toffee]

Don't forget "Recognised Anti Rangers town."

Very much the opposite DG

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

I was invoking the adopted rules of the 1-100 thread

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[larbert toffee]

1

L

 

[cronullasharks]

If and when Keswick gets its turn the pencil museum better get a mention.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

If and when Keswick gets its turn the pencil museum better get a mention.

That reminds me.
You can take a horse to water.
But ,a pencil must be lead.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

Whitehaven must be in with a shout

 

[Paris]

Whitehaven must be in with a shout

Yes, in about 1200 days time.

Hope you don't burst with anticipation.

 

[Methuselah]

Ossett, West Yorkshire. I played centre-half for Ossett Town in the 1960's. Don't think there's a plaque.

 

[chrismpw]

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.

And the original MG.

It's also thought to be THE oldest settlement in the uk.

 

[.CrAzY.]

Bath is called Bath because the romans built baths there

 

[Zezti]

Can I skip to 'T'?

Tavistock is a town just outside of Plymouth. Absolutely nothing special about it, except for the fact one Sir Francis Drake was born there and later lived in Buckland Abbey 8 miles away.

 

[jaycee]

Can I skip to 'T'?

Tavistock is a town just outside of Plymouth. Absolutely nothing special about it, except for the fact one Sir Francis Drake was born there and later lived in Buckland Abbey 8 miles away.

I liked him in this