Ashton Keynes, barmy or just an odd angle?

Ashton Keynes The way a small boat might sit in the water when waterlogged. An uncomfortable angle. Has developed from … More

Amberley

Amberley The way an old gardener walks with head facing downwards looking for weeds. An orginal garden gait. Amberley … More

Uley A sharpened scythe. Very useful for cutting grasses but the person doing the cutting must be stripped to the … More

Pitchcombe Combe is from the latin for dung and in this instance pitchcombe is the word used for the hurling … More

Whitminster The part of a wedding speech were the best man reflects perhaps a little unkindly on the predilections of … More

Bibury The walk of a tourist who does not undertsand what he/she should be doing, or seeing, or indeed why … More

A departure today from my usual bits about Gloucestershire place names for this little interlude. Wandering aimlessly past a toy … More

Dear old Matson is just on the edge of Gloucester and has a fine view of the Painswick hills, it … More

Maisemore A daisy chain worn and made by small girls that they make on bright blue summer days for each … More

More true meanings of Gloucestershire place names, glossary meaning a collection of Gloucestershire place names, as you well know. I’m … More

Guiting Power The uncanny way that a vicar is able to pedal a very heavy bicycle at a constant speed … More