ABC Towns and Villages

[TheDoctor]

Having knocked off V in France, I'm carrying on back towards A for, oh, I dunno. Ashwell, probably.
Anyway. U G L E Y, I ain't got no alibi...

Back in August, I had a few days off work and decided to cycle over to Bishops Stortford, stay the night, and come back a different way. Obviously collecting as many villages as possible, and Ugley or Ugley Green was definitely a target.
Because there ain't that many places starting with U.
It was ridiculously hot, and I didn't make it all that far on the way back before bailing onto the nice train with even nicer air-con.
So today was unfinished business. And I went to, well, you can work that out for yourselves.
I've got a T in the bag, as it were, but that's for tomorrow.

 

[Mike_P]

Got back onto the second word trail last Saturday. Little Ouseburn and Upper Poppleton even if I did have to resort to a Co-Op for the latter. https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/page-2093#post-6829490

 

[TheDoctor]

One from the Normandy hols last month. We were staying in Deauville, just over the river.

 

[TheDoctor]

From August, when we had the heatwave.
I had cycled to Bishops Stortford the day before, and my plan was to ride home via Ugley. In the end, I made it as far as Stansted Mountfitchet before I bailed so as to avoid getting roasted.

There's also a windmill.

The previous day, I went through Roydon, where I picked up the Stort Navigation and saw a very short narrowboat

 

[Aravis]

It was quite a long ride for my T, but U and V were easily picked up on the way back. This was Tuesday; recovery takes longer these days.

The light was gorgeous.

 

[Willd]

F to I today

Temple Herdewyke, doesn't have a normal sign, either because it's next door to Europe's largest ammunition storage facility or to stop people looking for the ark of the covenant

The other Itchington

Cold Ashby
Husbands Bosworth
Fenny Compton
Avon Dassett
Baddesley Ensor
Sibford Ferris
Sibford Gower
Temple Herdewyke
Bishop's Itchington

 

[Mike_P]

Second name Q added today of Middleton Quernhow. Picture;
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Ride details: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/page-2095#post-6834477

RSTUWY will I hope be easy to do but it looks like using all three byes for VXZ

Barkston Ash
Dace Banks
Norton Conyers
Kirk Deighton
High Ellington
Monk Fryston
Branton Green
Green Hammerton
Fosse Island
Purston Jaglin
East Keswick
Low Laithe
Nun Monkton
Temple Newsam
Little Ouseburn
Upper Poppleton
Middleton Quernhow

 

[TheDoctor]

Time for a P.

This was taken on the Normandy trip, and is (I think) the last French one.
Obviously I acquired some local produce...

We're making inroads on it - it started off being square, and now very much isn't. Is Gratuitous Cheese a photo thread we should have?
I passed a couple of horse statues too. I have no idea...

 

[TheDoctor]

And this one I've been saving since April 2020, when we were stuck in NZ.

That's a WSD Trek, which was bought by someone a good four inches shorter than me. It doesn't fit me all that well...

 

[TheDoctor]

Oh! I forgot Q! This from February 2020, on the Great Central Railway.

 

[Mike_P]

Next three second names added yesterday - Little Ribston, North Stainley, West Tanfield

Ride details : https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/page-2096#post-6838715

 

[Willd]

J to N today Marston Jabbett has been used recently, so I found another J

Another one with no sign

Little Lawford Hall

Cold Ashby
Husbands Bosworth
Fenny Compton
Avon Dassett
Baddesley Ensor
Sibford Ferris
Sibford Gower
Temple Herdewyke
Bishop's Itchington
Norton Juxta Twycross
Monks Kirby
Little Lawford
Harborough Magna
King's Newnham

 

[13 rider]

J to N today Marston Jabbett has been used recently, so I found another J

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Little Lawford Hall

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Cold Ashby
Husbands Bosworth
Fenny Compton
Avon Dassett
Baddesley Ensor
Sibford Ferris
Sibford Gower
Temple Herdewyke
Bishop's Itchington
Norton Juxta Twycross
Monks Kirby
Little Lawford
Harborough Magna
King's Newnham

Useless fact "juxta" is Latin for near so really it's Norton near Twycross . Some nice cycling around that area

 

[Willd]

Useless fact "juxta" is Latin for near so really it's Norton near Twycross . Some nice cycling around that area

Yes, bit of a Roman theme today, as "Magna" is big/large. As there are at least 8 "Parva" (small/little) locally I've found an alternative P. Nice and flat (apart from a load of hump-back bridges), "road" through Gopsall Park was rather muddy & bike badly needs a wash

 

[Supersuperleeds]

J to N today Marston Jabbett has been used recently, so I found another J

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Another one with no sign
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Little Lawford Hall

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Cold Ashby
Husbands Bosworth
Fenny Compton
Avon Dassett
Baddesley Ensor
Sibford Ferris
Sibford Gower
Temple Herdewyke
Bishop's Itchington
Norton Juxta Twycross
Monks Kirby
Little Lawford
Harborough Magna
King's Newnham

I had Norton Juxta Twycross planned, until I realised Marston Jabbett was on the way back from Long Itchington.