BS: Town in England starting with F?

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: nager
Date: 04 Jan 06 - 06:11 PM

Futtock's End

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Peace
Date: 04 Jan 06 - 07:07 PM

Thanks, Skipjack.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST,Marion
Date: 05 Jan 06 - 12:02 AM

Good Lord. How did this thread get to 52 posts?

Alright Marion, now WHY did you need the name of an English town starting with F?

It has to do with my sordid double life, so I'd rather not get into it here. I will tell you, though, that the winning entry was Faversham.

Uh... carry on... if you want.

Marion

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 05 Jan 06 - 05:58 AM

Formby ( near Liverpool ), from whence George ( When I'm Cleaning Windows) got his name. Or, more precisely, where his father got his stage name.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST, Topsie
Date: 05 Jan 06 - 07:36 AM

Well, I thought Effingham was the best suggestion. I think GUEST is the winner.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST,Bruce Baillie
Date: 05 Jan 06 - 12:12 PM

FARTOWN (IT''S IN HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE)

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: lady penelope
Date: 05 Jan 06 - 02:05 PM

WADDYA MEAN YOU'D RATHER NOT GO INTO IT????!!?!?!?!?

50 ODD POSTS AND YOU'D RATHER NOT GO INTO IT? WHY BRING IT UP IN THE FIRST PLACE!!??? ARE WE TO BE USED AND THROWN ASIDE THE MINUTE WE SERVE YOUR NEFARIOUS PURPOSES???!!! IT'S NOT ON, I TELL YOU! BAD SHOW MARION.......!

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Arnie
Date: 06 Jan 06 - 10:58 AM

Splott Man - Britain's smallest town is in fact Fordwich, nr. Canterbury - I know this 'cos that's what it says on the village hall, which is in fact the town hall. The Fordwich Arms used to host a folk club on a Sunday night.I recall that the landlord was an Irishman who needed little encouragement to knock out a few Irish songs at the end of the evening - good beer as well so it's a shame the club folded.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 07:36 AM

'ave you considered (Th)Fruxton in Hampshire? (Th)Fundridge in Hertfordshire? (Th)Fwaite in Yorkshire?

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 10:47 AM

How about fNottingham?

(its a silent "F")

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 11:06 AM

I didn't know there was a silent f in Nottingham. I knew they was an f in noisy pub there...

And a silent p in Wranglers.

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: danensis
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 11:26 AM

I thought Nottingham was originally Snottinghame?

Fartown is one of those places like Scunthorpe and Peniston that test your filters.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 05:14 PM

oh yes its like the "K" in kHartlepool?

You never hear anyone pronounce it.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 06 - 10:16 AM

Fukinhay!

I remember John Lennon talking about it.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 08 Jan 06 - 01:11 PM

Ahhhh! Like the silent 9 in Hull?

:D

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 10:52 AM

Farnsfield is only Fairly near Mansfield, Muppitz. But it is near Southwell, and not far from Newark. Mansfield was the smallest town in Britain without a railway station (until it got one a few years ago) and Newark - an anagram - is the smallest with two. Southwell is either the only village or the smallest town to boast a full-ranking diocesan cathedral (its parish council has redesignated itself as a town council).

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 12:04 PM

If it's got a cathedral then surely it's a city!

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 09:28 PM

yes its got a cathedral in nearby southwell, but I'm still doing my new song on Wednesday about pubic hair, which contains the couplet

I think any man's a vill-ian
who wants to give you a Brazilian

I couldn't think of anything to rhyme with Brazilian, any offers?

theres million, silly 'un, and pillion - but they don't fit in with the general sense

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Mr Red
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 07:56 AM

I usually regail dancers (for the Nottingham Swing) with the tale of Snottingham (ham as in Anglo-Saxon for homestead eg hamlet)(ing as in posessive of )(the family of Snot) until someone pointed-out that there is much debate about the family name - it could have been Snod - my reaction is that Snod is just not as funny.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Mr Red
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 07:58 AM

Good job no-one tried to claim the silent F in Uxbridge

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Splott Man
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 08:06 AM

Is Dorking the smallest town with 3 stations then?
Serving approx 11,000 residents.

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 05:03 PM

Faldingworth...Market Rasen Folk Club.
Fleet....The origin of the book 'Moonfleet'(great story)
Failsworth, Manchester.
Farnworth, Manchester.
Fareham.....Hampshire.
Farington...Lancashire.
Frenchay....Exeter, Devon.
Frampton,
Fursdon,
Felixstowe,
Farnham,
Finchley,
Ford,
Fordham,
Frodsham,
Fawkham,
Folland,
Ferriby,
Frinton,
Farthing Wood,
Farthingdale,
Fleetwood,
Farnborough, (air show)
Flookborough
Fremington,

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 07:29 PM

f---ing hell!

are you back now GS?

Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F?
From: GUEST,billy
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 08:44 PM

the club in Fordwich is up and running again, it's lapse was due to a licensing problem.