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01 Jan 06 - 08:06 PM (#1639119) Subject: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,Marion Hi gang. Sorry for the silly question, and please don't ask me why I need this, but I need the name of a town or city in England that starts with F, and I can't think of one. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Marion |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:09 PM (#1639122) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peace Ferndown, Falmouth, Fleet, Farnborough, Frome, Fleetwood, Folkestone. |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:10 PM (#1639124) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: mooman Farnborough? Farnham? moo |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:12 PM (#1639128) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: mooman Fylde? Finchley? Faversham? Peace moo |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:13 PM (#1639129) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peace F words here. |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:14 PM (#1639131) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,Marion Thanks! That's plenty! Cheerio, Marion |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:29 PM (#1639150) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Rapparee There's a town in England called "Foulmouth"?????? |
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01 Jan 06 - 08:31 PM (#1639155) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: rumanci There's a village called FULKING nestling in the Downs too MISREAD that one Rap !!!!! rum x |
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01 Jan 06 - 09:51 PM (#1639217) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: katlaughing Norfolk, Virginia gets *mispronounced* all of the time! |
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01 Jan 06 - 10:40 PM (#1639251) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Once Famous How about "Fuckedup?" |
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01 Jan 06 - 10:42 PM (#1639253) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peace He's in Washington, Martin. Don't lead with your chin. |
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01 Jan 06 - 11:11 PM (#1639269) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Fartington |
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02 Jan 06 - 01:37 AM (#1639370) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Little Robyn Fowey. OK, that's in Cornwall rather than England. Maybe that's why it was left out? Robyn |
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02 Jan 06 - 02:01 AM (#1639380) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Gurney Robyn, Cornwall's been part of England for quite a long time. See you at the festival. Chris |
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02 Jan 06 - 02:09 AM (#1639384) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peace Is that name after Oliver Cornwall? |
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02 Jan 06 - 02:39 AM (#1639395) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Seaking Felixstowe |
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02 Jan 06 - 04:37 AM (#1639417) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Effing England!! |
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02 Jan 06 - 05:58 AM (#1639442) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle Fakenham? |
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02 Jan 06 - 06:10 AM (#1639449) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Liz the Squeak It's spelled Falmouth, being the mouth of the river Fal. However there is Foulness..... or foul mess as it's known. Many of these 'towns' are actually still villages. The difference is usually in the number of pubs. Towns had markets and thus, many more pubs. I used to live in Fordington. It was a ford on the river Frome that was downstream from the bridge at Dorchester. And that's todays' useless information. LTS |
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02 Jan 06 - 06:13 AM (#1639452) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle Did you really Liz, |I know that place. I took my sisters dog to the vets there. |
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02 Jan 06 - 06:23 AM (#1639461) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Rasener There is a place in Lincolnshire called Folkingham and pronounced Fokingham. Faldingworth, where I hold Market Rasen Folk Club. Sorry couldn't resist doing a Breezy LOL :-) |
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02 Jan 06 - 06:34 AM (#1639463) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Dave the Gnome Is Fazackerly near preston Fazackerly what you was talking about? DtG |
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02 Jan 06 - 06:44 AM (#1639472) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Cats Gurney ~ I'm not hi jacking this thread but there are an awful lot of people in Cornwall who would disagree with you. Cornwall part of England? It's a Duchy in its own right. Part of Great Britain or The British Isles but England!!!!! Never. |
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02 Jan 06 - 07:20 AM (#1639490) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Dave Hanson Failsworth near Manchester. eric |
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02 Jan 06 - 07:26 AM (#1639498) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: treewind Fordham (where I am now, as I type this) Cambs, near Suffolk border. The centre of East Anglia! More a village than a town, I suppose ... Anahata |
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02 Jan 06 - 08:10 AM (#1639512) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Leadfingers Rap - There is a FOULRIDGE on the Leeds Liverpool canal - We had a great session in 'The Hole In The Wall' pub there a few years back ! |
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02 Jan 06 - 09:09 AM (#1639545) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST, Topsie Not such fun perhaps, but had you thought of looking in the index to a road atlas? |
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02 Jan 06 - 09:10 AM (#1639546) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: McGrath of Harlow To drift the thread a bit, Sussex may have Fulking, but in Austria there is Fucking. .............. Noon ehas mentioned Frinton, which until recently had the distinction of being the only known town without a single pub. It has one now, and also a pretty good folk musicians' shop, Thrift Music. |
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02 Jan 06 - 09:24 AM (#1639555) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Rapparee France, Felt, Fruitland, Filer are all found in Idaho. |
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02 Jan 06 - 09:27 AM (#1639557) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Feltham. Didn't go near them madam. |
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02 Jan 06 - 09:32 AM (#1639560) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: muppitz Farnsfield near Mansfield. muppitz x |
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02 Jan 06 - 12:32 PM (#1639686) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Mr Red FWIW the law allowing Cornwall to hold elections for it's own parliament (called the Stannory) has never been repealed to my knowledge. The only thing that prevents it is the cost - and there are companies down there almost big enough to fund it. Fazeley - home of Sir Robert Peel - he of the eponymous "Bobby" (as in policeman). Well Drayton Bassett actually - but who's argueing? |
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02 Jan 06 - 12:39 PM (#1639694) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: lady penelope Alright Marion, now WHY did you need the name of an English town starting with F? |
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02 Jan 06 - 01:09 PM (#1639707) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Is everywhere with a townhall a town? |
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02 Jan 06 - 01:56 PM (#1639753) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle got a gig at the cricket club in farnsfield January 11th Free Admission and I sing. 10 quid to get out. |
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02 Jan 06 - 02:24 PM (#1639771) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Effingham |
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02 Jan 06 - 02:57 PM (#1639791) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Don(Wyziwyg)T Fawkham, in Kent. Don T. |
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02 Jan 06 - 08:09 PM (#1640011) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: jimmyt Fulham. |
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02 Jan 06 - 08:38 PM (#1640045) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peace Fingeringhoe (Essex, UK) |
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03 Jan 06 - 05:52 AM (#1640224) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: gnomad Filey, N Yorkshire. But as Lady Penelope says, why do you need this? |
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03 Jan 06 - 06:00 AM (#1640227) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Paco Rabanne Kingston upon Full. |
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03 Jan 06 - 06:03 AM (#1640228) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Rasener Is Flamenco a town? |
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03 Jan 06 - 06:17 AM (#1640238) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Flamingo is a rough old bird. |
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03 Jan 06 - 09:34 AM (#1640331) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Skipjack K8 Pedant alert. Peace, it's spelt Fingringhoe, a fine Essex port that still boasts a working ballast wharf where one used to work on a sand barge. Whilst we're on my favourite subject of Essex, there's Frating, Fordham, Finchingfield, Franham, Furneux Pelham, Feering, Fairstead, Fuller Street, Faulkbourne, Felsted, Ford End, Fyfield, Fambridge and if you ignore the precursor, Woodham Ferrers. Sadly, Betty's Foulness doesn't count, as it is an island rather than a village. And saving the best for last, there's Fobbing. |
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03 Jan 06 - 11:05 AM (#1640365) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Splott Man Dorking is a town without a town hall. I don't think it's to do with size either, Cranleigh (Britain's biggest village) is a lot bigger than Llanwrtyd Wells (Britain's smallest town). How is your sister's dog now weelittledrummer? I thought for a minute the thread was going to get really interesting. |
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03 Jan 06 - 11:31 AM (#1640396) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle F---ing anywhere |
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03 Jan 06 - 03:48 PM (#1640559) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Liz the Squeak Woodham Ferrers is know locally as South Wooden Ferrets..... it used to have a wicked haberdashery shop which I would travel out to (about 50 miles) but then I discoverd Hobbycraft. LTS |
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03 Jan 06 - 05:23 PM (#1640626) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: lady penelope "They keep bees in the small town of Effing, An Effing bee keeper was he, One day this wee Effing bee keeper Was stung by a big Effing bee........" |
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04 Jan 06 - 01:40 PM (#1641222) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Barbara Shaw My husband's ancestors came from Fenton near Stoke-on-Trent. |
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04 Jan 06 - 02:44 PM (#1641260) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,ClaireBear I once spent a lovely afternoon trudging around the remarkable Great Coxwell Tithe Barn and gaping at the Burne-Jones Briar Rose paintings installation at historic house Buscot Park (NT), both situated near Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Will that do? |
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04 Jan 06 - 06:11 PM (#1641346) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: nager Futtock's End |
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04 Jan 06 - 07:07 PM (#1641390) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peace Thanks, Skipjack. |
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05 Jan 06 - 12:02 AM (#1641705) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,Marion 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 |
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05 Jan 06 - 05:58 AM (#1641817) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,Tunesmith Formby ( near Liverpool ), from whence George ( When I'm Cleaning Windows) got his name. Or, more precisely, where his father got his stage name. |
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05 Jan 06 - 07:36 AM (#1641856) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST, Topsie Well, I thought Effingham was the best suggestion. I think GUEST is the winner. |
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05 Jan 06 - 12:12 PM (#1642064) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,Bruce Baillie FARTOWN (IT''S IN HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE) |
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05 Jan 06 - 02:05 PM (#1642181) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: lady penelope 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.......! |
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06 Jan 06 - 10:58 AM (#1642771) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Arnie 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. |
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07 Jan 06 - 07:36 AM (#1643258) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: George Papavgeris 'ave you considered (Th)Fruxton in Hampshire? (Th)Fundridge in Hertfordshire? (Th)Fwaite in Yorkshire? |
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07 Jan 06 - 10:47 AM (#1643363) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle How about fNottingham? (its a silent "F") |
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07 Jan 06 - 11:06 AM (#1643389) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Dave the Gnome 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 |
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07 Jan 06 - 11:26 AM (#1643412) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: danensis I thought Nottingham was originally Snottinghame? Fartown is one of those places like Scunthorpe and Peniston that test your filters. |
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07 Jan 06 - 05:14 PM (#1643624) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle oh yes its like the "K" in kHartlepool? You never hear anyone pronounce it. |
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08 Jan 06 - 10:16 AM (#1644080) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST Fukinhay! I remember John Lennon talking about it. |
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08 Jan 06 - 01:11 PM (#1644212) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Dave the Gnome Ahhhh! Like the silent 9 in Hull? :D |
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09 Jan 06 - 10:52 AM (#1644938) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Peter K (Fionn) 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). |
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09 Jan 06 - 12:04 PM (#1644990) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST If it's got a cathedral then surely it's a city! |
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09 Jan 06 - 09:28 PM (#1645375) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle 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 |
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10 Jan 06 - 07:56 AM (#1645577) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Mr Red 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. |
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10 Jan 06 - 07:58 AM (#1645579) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Mr Red Good job no-one tried to claim the silent F in Uxbridge |
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10 Jan 06 - 08:06 AM (#1645585) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Splott Man Is Dorking the smallest town with 3 stations then? Serving approx 11,000 residents. |
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10 Jan 06 - 05:03 PM (#1645793) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Georgiansilver 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, |
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10 Jan 06 - 07:29 PM (#1645884) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: Big Al Whittle f---ing hell! are you back now GS? |
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10 Jan 06 - 08:44 PM (#1645944) Subject: RE: BS: Town in England starting with F? From: GUEST,billy the club in Fordwich is up and running again, it's lapse was due to a licensing problem. |