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Adlestrop, Attlesthorp, Bodleian, Dukes of Chandos, Edward Thomas, Heinz, Lord Saye and Sele, Repton, Richard Burton, Sir Thomas Leigh, Tatlestrop, Tedestrop, Tiddlestrop, Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, You Tube
(Adlestrop station sign in bus shelter, 2007.
from geograph.org.uk
photo: Graham Horn)
Yes, I remember Adlestrop-
the name, because, quite uncertain,
of its precise pronunciation,
I referred to Richard Burton
(You Tube.) Was that a mistake?
Once yclyped Tatlestrop, I trow-
where Repton landscaped Thomas Leigh’s lake.
‘Lee’, or ‘Lay?’ I don’t really know.
The church -St Mary Magdalene-
or should I call it ‘Maudlin?’
was linked to the Dukes of Chandos
(Shandos?) [ note to self: Google the Bodleian]
Now I’m getting into a strop.
As for Twistleton-Wykham-Fiennes
of Tedestrop, or Attlestrop
or Tiddlestrop, it is like Heinz
Fifty-Seven Varieties.
It is hard to get it all off pat.
So, the present Lord Saye and Sele
shortened the whole shebang to ‘Nat.’
