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Leodian wrote: I wonder if it is Weardley (Weird...) but if so I don't see the Geordie bit.During a walk last Thursday just before I reached Weardley I saw a number of Red Kites being fed bits of sausage rolls! The birds seemed willing to take the pieces.      That's it - well done Leo! The Geordie reference is from 'wear' as in Tyne and...
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Adel and eccup are both place names that i think must be quite unusual not sure if anyone agrees..Where i live in Killingbeck is also different, with a couple of different theories on the origin of the name.chris,
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uncle mick wrote: buffaloskinner wrote: I live in Nova Scotia, so where is that in Leeds? Middleton / Belle Isle where the Newhalls are now There was a Nova Scotia to the east of Thorner and west of Bramham Park.http://maps.nls.uk/view/101169554
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raveydavey wrote: Leodian wrote: I wonder if it is Weardley (Weird...) but if so I don't see the Geordie bit.During a walk last Thursday just before I reached Weardley I saw a number of Red Kites being fed bits of sausage rolls! The birds seemed willing to take the pieces.      That's it - well done Leo! The Geordie reference is from 'wear' as in Tyne and... Hiya raveydavey. I feel a bit for not spotting the Wear connection as it's so obvious now!
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I used to live in Troy.
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uncle mick wrote: buffaloskinner wrote: I live in Nova Scotia, so where is that in Leeds? Middleton / Belle Isle where the Newhalls are now Spot on Uncle Mick, how it was called that I do not know
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buffaloskinner wrote: uncle mick wrote: buffaloskinner wrote: I live in Nova Scotia, so where is that in Leeds? Middleton / Belle Isle where the Newhalls are now Spot on Uncle Mick, how it was called that I do not know According to Leodis - Nova Scotia. The name of this area refers to the bleak, hilly location similar to that of its namesake in Canadahttp://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL
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This one might be a bit easier...still in LeedsSupposedly the birthplace of New Labour - or close by, fifty shades of a sporting legend....    
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Commercial pub, Sweet Street?
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raveydavey wrote: This one might be a bit easier...still in LeedsSupposedly the birthplace of New Labour - or close by, fifty shades of a sporting legend....     Eddie Gray springs to mind but................ confused ???    
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