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09 Sep 15 - 09:10 AM (#3736429) Subject: bubblyrat is moving From: bubblyrat Roger Mills and Nicola Christie are moving to the Dartmoor village of South Zeal , near Okehampton, at the end of this month (September).Gloucestershire,especially Cheltenham ,Tewkesbury and Winchcombe ,are steadily becoming more noisy and more overcrowded and overdeveloped and not able to offer us old folks ( 68 & 71 ) the peace and quiet that we would like ! We have,in a short time,made many friends in South Zeal , where all the houses have names,not numbers,and the people are all very friendly and welcoming; A fine place to spend our declining years ! We have a spare room to offer if anyone wants to visit !! So farewell to all our friends in Gloucestershire, and thankyou for putting up with us . |
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09 Sep 15 - 09:16 AM (#3736432) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: Herga Kitty Handy for the festival, then! Hope your move goes smoothly... Kitty |
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09 Sep 15 - 09:22 AM (#3736434) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: bubblyrat Let us know in advance if you want to come, Kitty ; we're about a couple of hundred yards (if that ) from the Oxenham Arms and the Shop (we chose carefully !). |
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09 Sep 15 - 09:48 AM (#3736438) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: GUEST,leeneia Best wishes for a smooth transition and a happy home in South Zeal. (How did it get that name?) |
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09 Sep 15 - 10:18 AM (#3736444) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: Manitas_at_home Here we are http://www.beacon-villages.co.uk/bv/page053.html |
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09 Sep 15 - 10:35 AM (#3736447) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: Will Fly Good luck with the move, Rog. We have friends in Exeter - may well look you up the next time we're down that way... |
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09 Sep 15 - 01:38 PM (#3736473) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: fat B****rd May I wish you much happiness in hour new home. Charlie |
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09 Sep 15 - 01:39 PM (#3736474) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: fat B****rd Or even your new home. |
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09 Sep 15 - 01:41 PM (#3736476) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: GUEST Why the fuck is this above the line??? |
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09 Sep 15 - 07:14 PM (#3736517) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: GUEST,HiLo Best of luck and enjoy your new home. Guest, you rude bugger, why are you one either side of the line ? |
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09 Sep 15 - 07:42 PM (#3736521) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: Leadfingers I'll expect to see you in The Newt then Rog . And I wish you zero breakage ! |
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10 Sep 15 - 05:26 AM (#3736573) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: Keith A of Hertford Good luck in your new home. keith. |
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10 Sep 15 - 08:20 AM (#3736593) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: bubblyrat Thanks,Terry ; yes, Exeter is a lot closer to Sidmouth than Tewkesbury ; we could be day-trippers ,although I prefer to camp (in Axemouth) ,weather permitting (we can't STAND the noisy donkeys at the OTHER campsite !). |
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10 Sep 15 - 08:25 AM (#3736595) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: bubblyrat Thanks too to cousin Will ; you can come and stay any time ; I'll PM you as soon as we've moved ( and got a telephone / internet provider , as Talk Talk don't cover that area ). |
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13 Jul 16 - 12:56 PM (#3800090) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: keberoxu There is a specific reason for reviving this thread. Member leeneia, as a guest, asked a question, and the posts on this thread have yet to show an answer. I got my info from a site called southzeal.eu although no doubt there are other places with the same info. Let's see if my explanation works the first time through: In the feudal period, the Lord lived in a Manor on his holdings, and his holdings were large enough to include villages surrounding his domicile. The title/name "Zeal" is what has survived of a word from the kind of English spoken in feudal times -- outside my area of expertise -- Old English? Middle English? The village known today as South Zeal was not, so to speak, Manor Central; that honor belonged to another village nearby, I think the name given was Tawton or Thaxton or something. Digression here, but that explains also why South Zeal has a mere chapel and no full-fledged church; the church is nearby in "Manor Central." What South Zeal did have, while it did not have the Feudal Lord's domicile, was the Manor HALL. Now, in the English of the day, they did not use the word HALL; they called it a ZELE. This puts me in mind of HochDeutsch and its word "SAAL," wonder if they are related or not. And so, the word for Hall -- "Zele" -- over time changed to Zeal, which became the name of the village attached to the manor, to the south. How's that? |
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14 Jul 16 - 03:04 AM (#3800209) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: Mr Red and here's me thinking the name came from the enthusiasm of the sote (since we are talking Middle English). |
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14 Jul 16 - 05:21 PM (#3800303) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: leeneia Thanks for the explanation, keberoxu. That's interesting. |
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15 Jul 16 - 04:40 AM (#3800346) Subject: RE: bubblyrat is moving From: bubblyrat The nearby village with the Parish Church and the pub (The Seven Stars , now shut down and forlornly empty )is called South Tawton. Interestingly, the town of North Tawton is MILES away. The Dutch word for hall, chamber,etc is ZAAL . Last year I sat in the gardens of the Oxenham Arms and played with some excellent musicians from Bude ; I hope to repeat the experience next month !! |