[QUOTE=Trampshipman;290081]I lived in Formby throughout my childhood and teens, in fact from around 1935 `til 1960. I lived close to a road which was and still is called RAVEN MEOLS LANE , this was said to have been the route taken by marauding Viking bands making their way inland from where they had landed on the coast. It is well known that Viking banners usually figured a `Raven`. Also, the word `Meols` actually means `banner`. So, `fortinian` is quite correct about the Viking connection. ...
[QUOTE=Diane Louise;289394]You will all be sorry that you voted Con/Dem![/QUOTE] I have not seen anybody admitting to that.:):):)
I GREW UP PRONOUNCING CATHARINE STREET IN LIVERPOOL 8 OR 7 AS CATH-RINE, RHYMING WITH WINE. OBVIOUSLY OTHERS AROUND ME PRONOUNCED IT THE SAME WAY IN THOSE DAYS, THE FIFTIES. WHY WAS THAT?
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