Hello!

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's, well,
mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.465926%2C-0.376346

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.236813%2C-2.299442

In the latter case, there seems to be an estate with streets whose names
all start with a 'wi' sound, and i suppose whoever did the names just came
across Wivenhoe in a gazetter or something.

The former is more of a puzzle. None of the names of surrounding streets
have any link that i can see. A MYSTERY!

tom

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It involves police, bailiffs, vampires and a portal to hell under a
tower block in Hackney.

Tom Anderson wrote:
Hello!

Hello!

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's, well,
mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow?

Why shouldn't there be?

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset?

There's also a Wivenhoe Close in Peckham.

A MYSTERY!

I don't see any mystery. If there was no street in London with Wivenhoe in
the name, that would be more of a mystery.

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, John Rowland wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's, well,
mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow?

Why shouldn't there be?

I'm not saying there shouldn't. But things don't happen without reasons.
Except in quantum mechanics and the civil service.

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset?

There's also a Wivenhoe Close in Peckham.

THE MYSTERY DEEPENS!

A MYSTERY!

I don't see any mystery. If there was no street in London with Wivenhoe in
the name, that would be more of a mystery.

You think? Are there streets named after all of England's umpty hojillion
villages in London?

tom

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Subvert the paradigm!

Tom Anderson wrote:
On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, John Rowland wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's,
well, mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow?

Why shouldn't there be?

I'm not saying there shouldn't. But things don't happen without
reasons. Except in quantum mechanics and the civil service.

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset?

There's also a Wivenhoe Close in Peckham.

THE MYSTERY DEEPENS!

A MYSTERY!

I don't see any mystery. If there was no street in London with
Wivenhoe in the name, that would be more of a mystery.

You think? Are there streets named after all of England's umpty
hojillion villages in London?

Probably not, but there's probably several streets named after each coastal
town.
looks

3 Frinton Roads in London and a 4th in Sidcup.
Numerous Walton Roads and Walton Avenues (but there are also numerous
villages called Walton)
1 Jaywick Close in York
1 Heybridge Avenue in Streatham
2 Maldon Roads in London
Dovercourt Road in Dulwich

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...
Hello!

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's,
well, mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.465926%2C-0.376346

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.236813%2C-2.299442

In the latter case, there seems to be an estate with streets whose
names all start with a 'wi' sound, and i suppose whoever did the
names just came across Wivenhoe in a gazetter or something.

The former is more of a puzzle. None of the names of surrounding
streets have any link that i can see. A MYSTERY!

In the USA it's said that building estate developers always name the
streets after the things that their new estate has destroyed.

Jeremy Parker

Jeremy Parker wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...
Hello!

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's,
well, mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.465926%2C-0.376346

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.236813%2C-2.299442

In the latter case, there seems to be an estate with streets whose
names all start with a 'wi' sound, and i suppose whoever did the
names just came across Wivenhoe in a gazetter or something.

The former is more of a puzzle. None of the names of surrounding
streets have any link that i can see. A MYSTERY!

In the USA it's said that building estate developers always name the
streets after the things that their new estate has destroyed.


Perhaps this developer wished the borders to be maintained using a
particular garden implement?

Paul S

John Rowland wrote:

there's probably several streets named after each
coastal town.
looks

3 Frinton Roads in London and a 4th in Sidcup.
Numerous Walton Roads and Walton Avenues (but there are also numerous
villages called Walton)
1 Jaywick Close in York
1 Heybridge Avenue in Streatham
2 Maldon Roads in London
Dovercourt Road in Dulwich

I can't understand why Fingringhoe has not made it into numerous road names.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008, John Rowland wrote:

John Rowland wrote:

there's probably several streets named after each
coastal town.
looks

3 Frinton Roads in London and a 4th in Sidcup.
Numerous Walton Roads and Walton Avenues (but there are also numerous
villages called Walton)
1 Jaywick Close in York
1 Heybridge Avenue in Streatham
2 Maldon Roads in London
Dovercourt Road in Dulwich

I can't understand why Fingringhoe has not made it into numerous road names.

Nor the lovely island of Foulness!

tom

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On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, John Rowland wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:
On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, John Rowland wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

A MYSTERY!

I don't see any mystery. If there was no street in London with
Wivenhoe in the name, that would be more of a mystery.

You think? Are there streets named after all of England's umpty
hojillion villages in London?

Probably not, but there's probably several streets named after each coastal
town.
looks

3 Frinton Roads in London and a 4th in Sidcup.
Numerous Walton Roads and Walton Avenues (but there are also numerous
villages called Walton)
1 Jaywick Close in York

Christ. Jaywick. There is no more dreadful place on earth.

1 Heybridge Avenue in Streatham
2 Maldon Roads in London
Dovercourt Road in Dulwich

3 Clacton Roads in London.

tom

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20 Minutes into the Future

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, Paul Scott wrote:

Jeremy Parker wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
h.li...

There's a village called Wivenhoe, in the depths of Essex. It's,
well, mostly harmless, really.

So why is there a street called Wivenhoe Court in Hounslow? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.465926%2C-0.376346

And why is there another one in Frome, Somerset? He

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.236813%2C-2.299442

In the latter case, there seems to be an estate with streets whose
names all start with a 'wi' sound, and i suppose whoever did the
names just came across Wivenhoe in a gazetter or something.

The former is more of a puzzle. None of the names of surrounding
streets have any link that i can see. A MYSTERY!

In the USA it's said that building estate developers always name the
streets after the things that their new estate has destroyed.

Perhaps this developer wished the borders to be maintained using a
particular garden implement?

I made much the same pun once - in a school assembly, when i was about
eight. Make of that what you will!

tom

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20 Minutes into the Future