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t4tomo
t4tomo Posts: 2,643
edited July 2011 in Commuting chat
Nice rolling hills but why just focus on one direction in their naming?
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,382
    Derived from the Old English word for hill - dun - similar to dune

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    EDIT: Sorry, I've spoilt the joke, haven't I?
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    rjsterry wrote:
    Derived from the Old English word for hill - dun - similar to dune

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    EDIT: Sorry, I've spoilt the joke, haven't I?

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  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    Pendle Hill, so good they named it thrice.
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  • bunter
    bunter Posts: 327
    jds_1981 wrote:
    Pendle Hill, so good they named it thrice.
    go on, tell me what 'pendle' means then.

    I come from round the south downs, I'm sure Pendle Hill would have a less understated name if it was down south...
  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    bunter, wiki to the rescue :)

    The phrase Pendle Hill is unusual in that it combines the word for hill from three different languages (compare Bredon Hill). In the thirteenth century the hill was mentioned as Pennul or Penhul; apparently from Cumbric pen and Old English hyll, both meaning "hill". The modern English hill was appended later, after the original meaning of Pendle had become opaque.
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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Like.lake Windemere

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  • Stiff_Orange
    Stiff_Orange Posts: 218
    SimonAH wrote:
    Like.lake Windemere

    :D:D

    No because the body of water is just called Windermere not Lake Windermere.

    The only "lake" in the lake district is Bassenthwiate Lake, all the rest are "mere", "water", "tarn" or reservoir.

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