Firstly the answer to the quiz is ...
I’m stood at a crossroads with roads straight and true,
Stanah Rd, River Rd, Hillylaid Rd and Raikes Rd,
Its name has been moved and is known to you.
This was the original Four Lane Ends.
A ‘maker of hides’ names the place on my right,
St Nicholas Owen was known as a joiner who was a ‘maker of hides’ (priest holes),
To my left leads a road to a gate that shuts tight.
Hillylaid to the railway crossing gate.
Its name has been taken and moved somewhere near,
Four Lane Ends
To a place where a service is held once a year.
Four Lane Ends, the cenotaph.
Drum roll ...
In 1st place: Brian
In 2nd place: James
In 3rd place: Mike
And the prize this week is that you get to enter next weeks quiz FOR FREE !
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I have been ploughing through a very large old book and have come across the following; ‘In the remaining part of Thornton the original village occupies the southeast portion on slightly elevated ground overlooking the Wyre. On the north-west slope of the same ground is Stanah.’
I'm stumped for now as Raikes doesn't seem to fit.
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ReplyDelete"Anyhow, the original village of Thornton (i.e. the Saxon bit) is now Little Thornton, from where Raikes Road and Woodhouse Road meet Lambs Road, up the hill past Thornton Hall Farm and down to Bulker on the riverbank."
Drum roll ...
ReplyDeleteIn 1st place: Brian
In 2nd place: James
In 3rd place: Mike
i demand a re-count because Brian cheated, he was using a mind altering substance ie a single malt.
i believe that if this is to be allowed he should be made to share.
I hope you were stamping your foot when you typed that lol .. I tell you what we won't tell him about James' post on Gone Fishing last night and we will just split it 3 ways ;-)
ReplyDeleteDOH !!
ReplyDeleteAs an archaeologist I, of course, don't agree with metal-detectors being used for treasure hunting. (Although if you find anything, I might just not complain about for a substantial cut.)
ReplyDeleteI think they are ok for places where they won't disturb anything like the beach or looking for roses tins full of loot !!
ReplyDeleteI've Ploughed over there in my misspent youth and found Nowt!
ReplyDeleteHi James
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how Thornton seems to be so lacking in finds yet we know people were living here. Perhaps someone just beat us to it !
If they were all like my lot, they just passed it on to the next generation.
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