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I Stumbleuponed this the other day. It’s an article featuring a new atlas that transcribes place names based on what they actually mean as opposed to what the name actually is. There’s a rather funny map of the UK showing what it’s place names actually mean. I thought all of you would get a kick out of it. Some of the place name etymologies are really interesting.
Read the whole article here: Bizarre new atlas comes to the Great Land of the Tattooed
About jonathanJonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare time, always dreaming of his next trip to England, wishing he lived there - specifically Dorset - and is always trying to figure out a way to move to England. It will happen one day. Keep up with him on Twitter here.
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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