ABC Towns and Villages

[steverob]

My nearest J is over 37 miles way, I don't have the luxury of spending all day in the saddle so I had to plan this letter blagging carefully. I bunged the bike in the car and drove to just outside Juniper Hill near Brackley, Northamptonshire and planned to get in J, K L, M, N, according to my planning the ride was going to be about 30 miles, which quite frankly in my present state of cycling attitude did not really appeal, but I knuckled down and got on with.

May I present to you today's sign posts.

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Famous for being the birthplace of Flora Thompson

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In 1926 Hubert Budgett founded the polo club here.

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When I was planning the ride I could not see the sign on Google Street View, so wasn't sure if I was going to get 'L' today. I was pleased to see it otherwise it would have been another 6 miles to get 'L'. This must be the biggest sign for the smallest place I've been to so far.

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There's a Manor and Castle here somewhere.
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Dirty sign so I tagged it innit.

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From what I can see there is the square root of Feck All in Newton Morrell.

Over half way through the challenge.

Very nice ride and at least four of those signs I recognise - well, maybe not the signs themselves, but certainly the villages they belong to! They are all at the very western limit of my riding range at the moment (if I'm doing a round trip from home anyway), so I have been through most of them at least once.

 

[EltonFrog]

Very nice ride and at least four of those signs I recognise - well, maybe not the signs themselves, but certainly the villages they belong to! They are all at the very western limit of my riding range at the moment (if I'm doing a round trip from home anyway), so I have been through most of them at least once.

My next four are probably going to be in Buckinghamshire.

 

[Aravis]

[QUOTE 5534255, member: 9609"]Did you do them all in strict alphabetical order in one ride ? if so then I think you have the record with 9
very impressed

Daglingworth is a great name too.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely, yes. I needed a few convolutions to get it right:

Like most, I suspect, I thought it was going to be easier than it is! Even the common letters have a habit of not appearing in the areas you want them.

 

[steverob]

My next four are probably going to be in Buckinghamshire.

Well as you've just done N, then O-P-Q is VERY easy in Bucks, as there are three villages quite near me all in a line, no more than 3 miles between them - Oving, Pitchcott, Quainton - and I can confirm they all have signs!

 

[EltonFrog]

Well as you've just done N, then O-P-Q is VERY easy in Bucks, as there are three villages quite near me all in a line, no more than 3 miles between them - Oving, Pitchcott, Quainton - and I can confirm they all have signs!

Yep, they're the ones I checked out yesterday, and not that far away there's an R as well if I want it, but there's another R and S very near me. There's a Quarrenden too, but I couldn't see a sign for that.

 

[EltonFrog]

[QUOTE 5534503, member: 9609"]V is going to be a big problem for me - there is a farm that begins with V (its on OS maps) but he doesn't have a sign - can I make a paper one for him?[/QUOTE]
Hey, it’s your game you can make up the rules. But no!

 

[steverob]

Yep, they're the ones I checked out yesterday, and not that far away there's an R as well if I want it, but there's another R and S very near me. There's a Quarrenden too, but I couldn't see a sign for that.

Yeah, Quarrendon is just regarded as a part of Aylesbury, so it won't be separately signposted.

For the R, I'm guessing at Rowsham? That's the one I was probably going to go for, but while it is signed, it's a very busy A-road and there's not really any verge to speak of from my recollection, so it'd be difficult to stop, park the bike and take a photo without running the risk of being flattened by a lorry.

EDIT - actually having just looked on Google StreetView, it's not too bad in one direction, so I'll make sure I do the sign on that side of the village and not the other one!

 

[biggs682]

My next four are probably going to be in Buckinghamshire.

Hey don't forget your passport especially with Brexit just around he corner

 

[EltonFrog]

Hey don't forget your passport especially with Brexit just around he corner

I’ll be all in black, I’ll go Stealth mode, got away with it yesterday when I nudged into Northamptonshire.

 

[biggs682]

I’ll be all in black, I’ll go Stealth mode, got away with it yesterday when I nudged into Northamptonshire.

Yeah don't worry our border guards spotted you

 

[Oldfentiger]

P is for Padiham

 

[EltonFrog]

If anyone is going to Zeals eventually there is Y about 10/11 miles away. Yenston

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Route worked out for Sunday. Just need my new tyres delivered now. Just hate it when debris on the road trashes your tyres. Fortunately a rare occurrence . Long ride planned as need to get back up to Audax distance ready for my PBP qualifiers.

 

[Mr Celine]

[QUOTE 5534503, member: 9609"]V is going to be a big problem for me - there is a farm that begins with V (its on OS maps) but he doesn't have a sign - can I make a paper one for him?[/QUOTE]

Hawick Golf club? Usually referred to as Vertish Hill.

 

[EltonFrog]

My nearest T is a bit of a pain to get to.