On May 11, 3:53*am, Charles Ellson wrote:
It is still in current use, e.g. in S.I.2009/776 [HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND
The Watford and South of St Albans—Redbourn—Kidney Wood, Luton,
Special Road Scheme 1957 (Variation) Scheme 2009]
THE SCHEDULE
The Route of the Special Road
From a point on the London-Aylesbury-Warwick-Birmingham Trunk Road
(A.41) near Watford in the County of Hertford.......

How curious. That particular case appears to be because it is
amending an 1957 enactment which is still in force, and so is using
the terms that were current in 1957 for consistency.

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Free Lunch wrote:

On Tue, 10 May 2011 23:06:08 +0100, Chris Tolley
(ukonline really) wrote in misc.transport.urban-transit:

1506 wrote:

If I told my neighbrs in Washoe County, Nevada that I grew up in
Buckinghamshire they would not relate that to a county, "Shire" is
obscure in North America.

It briefly comes to the fore every four years at the start of the
Presidential race.

It may be smaller than some US counties, but no one thinks of the
(clearly misnamed) New Hampshire as a county.

Not suggesting they do, just suggesting that "shire", as relating to a
place is not obscure.

Why is it "clearly misnamed", BTW?

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On May 10, 11:34*pm, Free Lunch wrote:
On Tue, 10 May 2011 23:06:08 +0100, Chris *Tolley
(ukonline really) wrote in misc.transport.urban-transit:

1506 wrote:

If I told my neighbrs in Washoe County, Nevada that I grew up in
Buckinghamshire they would not relate that to a county, "Shire" is
obscure in North America.

It briefly comes to the fore every four years at the start of the
Presidential race.

It may be smaller than some US counties, but no one thinks of the
(clearly misnamed) New Hampshire as a county.

Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

On Wed, 11 May 2011 02:32:30 -0700 (PDT)
1506 wrote:
It may be smaller than some US counties, but no one thinks of the
(clearly misnamed) New Hampshire as a county.

Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

B2003

On 11/05/2011 10:52, d wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2011 02:32:30 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:
It may be smaller than some US counties, but no one thinks of the
(clearly misnamed) New Hampshire as a county.

Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

Wasn't it the Mayflower mob who left from (old) Hampshire?


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On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:58:14 +0100
Graeme Wall wrote:
Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

Wasn't it the Mayflower mob who left from (old) Hampshire?

No idea. Add an 's' on the end of settler then

B2003

On May 11, 10:52*am, wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2011 02:32:30 -0700 (PDT)

1506 wrote:
It may be smaller than some US counties, but no one thinks of the
(clearly misnamed) New Hampshire as a county.

Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. *The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. *I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

B2003

Maybe, but it was a colony, not a county. Nowadays it has counties.

On May 11, 11:11*am, wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:58:14 +0100

Graeme Wall wrote:
Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. *The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. *I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

Wasn't it the Mayflower mob who left from (old) Hampshire?

No idea. Add an 's' on the end of settler then

B2003

More poor geagraphy. Hampshire has now anexed Plymouth. The
Mayflower (on the voyage in question) departed from Plymouth, and
landed at Plymouth Rock, MA.

On Wed, 11 May 2011 03:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
1506 wrote:
Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

B2003

Maybe, but it was a colony, not a county. Nowadays it has counties.

I think its fair to say the original settlers probably didn't give a toss
about county semantics.

B2003

In article ,
1506 wrote:
On May 11, 11:11*am, wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:58:14 +0100

Graeme Wall wrote:
Indeed, California has counties into which one could fit several New
England states. *The state name 'New Hampshire' has always irritated
me. *I have no idea how said nomenclenture happened.

Some settler a few hundred years ago thought it reminded them of
hampshire. Fairly simple.

Wasn't it the Mayflower mob who left from (old) Hampshire?

No idea. Add an 's' on the end of settler then

B2003

More poor geagraphy. Hampshire has now anexed Plymouth. The
Mayflower (on the voyage in question) departed from Plymouth, and
landed at Plymouth Rock, MA.

They left from Plymouth on about the third attempt, having had to turn
back. Their first attempt did leave the UK from Southampton, as Graeme
recalled, the settlers having originally come from Nottinghamshire via
the Netherlands (source: Dodgypedia).

Nick
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