Game: Name that road!

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Aravis

Putrid Donut
Location
Gloucester
Reculver Lane and towers, Herne Bay:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3...4!1s6l0Q8LX8iM-NtJyTWNkwdA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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MontyVeda

a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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And on this 1842 map https://maps.nls.uk/view/101585212 which is much clearer
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The annoying thing is I looked at that very junction on the old map and dismissed it due to the fork heading north.

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I shall now lift the lid on the next one:

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This being a cycling forum, I'm wondering if this hill is on one of those epic climbs that some cycling types like to endure?
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
bugger!

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It was your clue that led me to it Colin :okay:

I looked at rivers in Devon, found the Lyd... the wiki page for that directed me to another Lyd, which led me to Lydney.
I only just got round to checking, so I literally beat you by a minute or so!

I started on the OS map at Gloucester. I thought the building and wall stonework looked vaguely Welsh so I looked in the direction of Wales. I had never heard of Lydney but as soon as I saw that I looked for the river, found the Lyd, got a rush of excitement, then immediately spotted that distinctive bend. I fired up Street View, and there it was!

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Aravis

Putrid Donut
Location
Gloucester
I'm around, @ColinJ. Having seen a bit of activity on the thread I was trying to find a good anagram of "Forest of Dean" with no success whatsoever. Then I saw I'd been rescued.

Well done - that was pretty much the trail I hoped someone would find. Notice that the hill climbs up to a part of the town called Primrose Hill, so there was a proper flower (well, the name anyway) in the picture as well.

I lived in Lydney for about 15 years and I still take my car back to the garage I know. I had to pay them a visit last week and took the chance to get a few local road pictures, and this was easily the best.

Bring it on Colin!
 
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