108 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Donabate. Famous as my local station. Feck. Too slow!!! Edited April 11, 2013 by 108 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Sisters (OR) - named after three volcanoes (The Three Sisters) close to town. Orignally named Faith, Hope, and Charity by early settlers, they are now known as North Sister, Middle Sister, and South Sister. A local companion is Mount Bachelor (mostly known for its ski resort).Still on "S" Edited April 11, 2013 by Ozexpatriate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffalo Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Shalfleet, back on the Isle of Wight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Skerries. Famous for the 5 sail windmill and motorcycle road racing. Also just north of Donabate. . . . . Trying hard lol. But still on "s" Ah feck feck. Missed again Edited April 11, 2013 by 108 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Tipperary. Is it a long way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffalo Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yardley Gobion, South Northants, nice church and pub, close to GU canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Noosa Heads (QLD) - a lovely spot, though perhaps a bit overdeveloped these days. This is the beach at Noosa with the beginning of the national park covering the headland in the background. Edited April 11, 2013 by Ozexpatriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2013 Shillmoor - in the Coquet Valley in a remote bit of Northumberland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Drain (OR) - named after Charles Drain. The name is irresistable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Newtownmountkennedy. Longer road signs around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted April 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yealand Conyers. Near Carnforth. Used to have a very nice Hartley's pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted April 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Darlington- Of North Eastern Railway fame! Edited April 11, 2013 by Sasquatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Silverton (OR) - gateway to Silver Falls state park.(We're now properly on "N") Edited April 11, 2013 by Ozexpatriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Two Dales - village on the edge of the Peak District, between Matlock and Bakewell, where we used to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 We haven't had a "Z" in a while, so ... Siletz (OR) - located next to the Siletz Reservation and site of the annual Nesika Illahee Pow Wow in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted April 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Zeebrugge- Belgian port where the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized, may god rest the 193 souls lost that day. Edited April 11, 2013 by Sasquatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Ecclesfield – Large village north of Sheffield. Its two railway stations were closed in 1954 (Ecclesfield East, South Yorkshire Railway) and 1967 (Ecclesfield West, Midland Railway). A link with Trafalgar: the Reverend Alexander Scott, Nelson's chaplain, is buried in the churchyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted April 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Dewsbury- Aye up t' grimey mill towne int' West Riding, by jolly! Edited for poor southern english. Edited April 12, 2013 by Sasquatch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted April 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2013 Yarmouth, as in the Isle of Wight one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hurlford - one-time site of 67B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffalo Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Duston west of Northampton Edited April 12, 2013 by Gruffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hurst - long since subsumed hamlet between Lamorbey and Bexley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Tinsley Green, close to the great Gatport at Airwick Edited April 12, 2013 by Oldddudders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted April 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Narvik- In the Arctic circle has a railway to Sweden for the transport of iron ore. Genk- Big motor works! Edit: Oh bogger. Too slow! Edited April 12, 2013 by Sasquatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2013 Kingston upon Hull famous for nothing Didn't it have a private telephone exchange well into the GPO era? Lavant - charming village in West Sussex, where I watched sugar beet being loaded into minfits in 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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