ABC Towns and Villages

[Oldfentiger]

Downham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downham,_Lancashire
There are no boundary signs for this village, so here’s my bike in front of the only place that bears the village name.

 

[Salty seadog]

is it against the flimsy rules to bag say hn&r and park them while you're still bagging f?

 

[Nibor]

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Dunno why they are in the wrong order.

Local to me

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Managed A,B,C,D today in a loop taking them all in. The nearest village beginning with E is a little further away so will need another ride (what a shame) to grab that one.

 

[biggs682]

Out early this morning and got Arthingworth .

And Braybrooke

Hoping for C,D and E tomorrow .

 

[Ming the Merciless]

E is on the cards this afternoon. It is nowhere near F,G etc. so it likely to be a single letter grab on today's outing. Quite enjoying this as it is causing me to join the villages together in different ways to normal. Will get stuck at J till I can travel further afield. Hopefully grab that one during a diversion from a planned ride in March.

 

[Oldfentiger]

I’ve been looking ahead, and J looks to be a problem for me. I’ve yet to find anywhere in Lancashire or West Yorkshire starting with J.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I’ve been looking ahead, and J looks to be a problem for me. I’ve yet to find anywhere in Lancashire or West Yorkshire starting with J.

Northumberland might be your closest. I am eyeing up one in Leicestershire. We have a Q down this way but Z might be another trip to Leicestershire else Cornwall. Y is in Cambridgeshire haven't looked for any X yet.

 

[The Bystander]

I'm out before I've started. 4 byes would be needed. After poring over local maps and finally resorting to Wikipedia (link to place names in Northamptionshire) I can't find anywhere beginning with J, V, X or Z.

 

[screenman]

First one.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

E now done, nice afternoon's riding.

 

[NorthernDave]

Aberford (visited last week):

Bardsey-cum-Rigton (today)

Collingham (today)

"D" might require a bit of a wander off my regular routes, but I've got several "E"'s to choose from. Not sure about "F" yet though...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm out before I've started. 4 byes would be needed. After poring over local maps and finally resorting to Wikipedia (link to place names in Northamptionshire) I can't find anywhere beginning with J, V, X or Z.

There is a J in Leicestershire if you can get out that way. It is connected to John O'Groats if you know how the latter got its name.

 

[NorthernDave]

I'm out before I've started. 4 byes would be needed. After poring over local maps and finally resorting to Wikipedia (link to place names in Northamptionshire) I can't find anywhere beginning with J, V, X or Z.

Don't believe everything on Wiki - I've just done a similar search for place names starting with 'D' in Yorkshire, as the only "local" one I can think of (Dunkeswick) is a bit of a pain to get to and will probably require a specific ride there to bag it before I can move on.
The list on Wiki doesn't even mention it, or either of the two nearest 'E's either!

 

[GM]

E now done, nice afternoon's riding.

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That was going to be my E choice, luckily I've got a plan B