ABC Towns and Villages

[All uphill]

Haven't got around to updating this for a couple of weeks, and 12 weeks 'shielding' means we will be stuck for a while. A 100km ride on March 13th took in L-M and N...
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I'd agreed with a friend to head for my "J" on the next dry, calm day about a month ago. When we said "calm" we were thinking about the weather, not the state of the nation's health!

Oh well, maybe in June or July.

 

[Spinney]

My last effort on this was 19th Jan! I'm going to use one of my byes for J, as the nearest is a long ride across the Severn that I don't feel I can justify as 'daily exercise' at the moment.

Alveston, Berkeley, Cam, Dursley, Eastington, Frocester, Gossington Bridge, Ham, Iron Acton

 

[Spinney]

Alveston, Berkeley, Cam, Dursley, Eastington, Frocester, Gossington Bridge, Ham, Iron Acton, [J skipped], Kingswood, Little Badminton

 

[Spartak]

Just seen this thread... What a great idea.... I'll start mine as soon as a pass an "A".
( Went thru Allington a couple of weeks ago... 🙄 ).

 

[Spartak]

Nice sign to start my alphabet taken on ride this morning ...

 

[Spartak]

Quick question? Looking back over the thread does a part of your bike need to be in the photo?

 

[13 rider]

Quick question? Looking back over the thread does a part of your bike need to be in the photo?

Pretty sure it was bike and sign in the Photo . So your A dosnt count but I think you might get away with it

 

[Spartak]

Pretty sure it was bike and sign in the Photo . So your A dosnt count but I think you might get away with it

That's okay.... Another excuse for a bike ride 😉

 

[Mike_P]

I have started doing an ABC but have got stuck on J - the three possible options I have are
1. Jack Hill which is really just the name of a lane with a farm on it,
2. Jennyfield which is a housing estate but does have an Evangelical church with the place name in it
3. Jervaulx which is an Abbey and only that.
Any thoughts anyone?

 

[lazybloke]

I have started doing an ABC but have got stuck on J - the three possible options I have are
1. Jack Hill which is really just the name of a lane with a farm on it,
2. Jennyfield which is a housing estate but does have an Evangelical church with the place name in it
3. Jervaulx which is an Abbey and only that.
Any thoughts anyone?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Yorkshire#J
Jump, Barnsley?

 

[Mike_P]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Yorkshire#J
Jump, Barnsley?

Bit beyond my range, at least 85 mile round trip and that is going straight through the middle of Leeds

 

[lazybloke]

Bit beyond my range, at least 85 mile round trip and that is going straight through the middle of Leeds

It's 25 years since i left Leeds. I'd agree with sticking North of the city. Found another j yet?

 

[TheDoctor]

If you can't, you can't. Skip the J and move on. Some people use a bit of leeway, like X-ning for Exening, but there's no hard and fast rules to this.

 

[Mike_P]

It's 25 years since i left Leeds. I'd agree with sticking North of the city. Found another j yet?

No pretty J-less part of the country other than those not quite villages I mentioned.

If you can't, you can't. Skip the J and move on. Some people use a bit of leeway, like X-ning for Exening, but there's no hard and fast rules to this.

Thanks, yes Dewsbury was mentioned in the context of it sounds like jewsbury, 56 mile round trip at least which is realistic mileage wise but I can see a few hills immediately on the route that I would need the use of shank's pony on and the route would immediately need tweaking as there are roads to avoid due to their nature so the mileage will be a lot more.
So looks like skipping J.

 

[Aravis]

Jump does seem to have a least one boundary sign (unless it's disappeared since the streetview picture was taken). And I don't think anyone's been there yet, so much kudos if you could:

But if Jennyfield has a church as you describe that's a great deal better than a pass.

If you can't, you can't. Skip the J and move on. Some people use a bit of leeway, like X-ning for Exening, but there's no hard and fast rules to this.

I think Ex for X is regarded as the way to do it, rather than being a workaround.