One of my lovely listeners has said that Plumstead is a cute name and I tend to agree.
I've always like the name. It has a nice sound and comes across as friendly, almost as if it should be a little village in Norfolk..... what are the chances of that happening eh?
I love the study of entomology. No, wrong one, I meant etymology. Of course, Plumstead is so-called because it was once home to many fruit orchards. Similarly, Hampstead is a derivation of homestead and Chipstead was home to the nation's favourite fish accompaniment¹. I just don't know what to make of Wetwang.
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1 - may or may not be true
2 comments:
Plumstead is a place in Norfolk! I stumbled across this blog looking for information on my own community just east of Norwich!
I too have stumbled across a leafy little place called Plumstead in Norfolk when Googling [for the record, there are other search engines available].
Perhaps this could be a twin town thing? Or something like when schools have foreign exchange students swapping lives for a few days. Town mouse and country mouse.
Perhaps not.
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