RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 23, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2010 I was just wondering - what is the smallest town or community in the UK? For Germany it would be either Wiedenborstel in Schleswig-Holstein or Dierfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate with just eight residents each. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Bit like this, you mean? OK, it's been done already, then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 23, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2010 I was just wondering - what is the smallest town or community in the UK? For Germany it would be either Wiedenborstel in Schleswig-Holstein or Dierfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate with just eight residents each. I don't think hamlets or villages in England.have a legal status that would enable them to be distinguished from for example a farm or a couple of cottages in the middle of nowhere. I think there are places that consider themselves to be the largest or prettiest village! I noticed in rural France that even somewhere too small to get the town sign indicating you need to drive at 50kph gets a little blue sign with the name of the group of houses. When my friends moved to a cottage in rural Kent, the postman asked them what they wanted the address to be. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperlad Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning chums, Ha ha, first in for the first time . Just dropped wifey off at the airport to go back home after an excellent week out here. Will be a bit lonely again for the next couple of months. It's going to be 'nice' again with the temp. forecast to be in the 50's again . Have a good day all. PL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning ERs! Slept quite well, but in a bad position, apparently - my neck and head are aching in any case . It's a calm morning over here and quite hazy - guess the last heat wave's over for good. Have a nice day all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning all Now, what shall I do for six weeks. Remembering that I don't have Sam in the shed, any tips Gordon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Avoid lists at all costs..... ....and shopping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Avoid lists at all costs..... I shall try to remain upright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2010 I shall try to remain upright. But do have a roll if you feel hungry. No point in getting a headache by not eating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning all, lovely morning here. Not a lot needs to be done over the weekend, there is quite a long list but as I am the arbiter of what is necessary and urgent it will as usual be put off. 'Never do today what you can leave till tomorrow' has always served me well. Bit of a lazy morning, some guitar practice then over for an informal gathering at my son's house this afternoon. Should be good as both grandsons will be there, some good photo opportunities I think.Tomorrow it's the Gauge O bash at Otterbourne, so will probably wander up there at some stage. Whatever you're doing, including BoD who seems to have taken on Dave's working hours, have a good one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning all. It is a very pleasant here this morning. I'm off to Enfield to visit MiL again today. My wife will be accompanying me this time instead of Matthew. I think he has seen enough bubble wrap and cardboard for a while. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning all sunny day here at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Morning All, It is rather cloudy here - but the sun seems to be breaking through, so fingers crossed for a nice day. I was just wondering - what is the smallest town or community in the UK? As Tony quite rightly said, a village is not legally defined in the UK and therefore a claim to be the smallest village cannot be proved. Where a village becomes a hamlet is a very grey area! The village of Ault Hucknall near Bolsover claims the title of smallest village in England. Although I am sure there are probably smaller hamlets. When I was at University, my weekend job was working at a Garden Centre, and I used to deliver flowers in rural Kent. This was obviously before the days of Sat Nav and the addresses could be very interesting. As a result, I know much of Kent and East Sussex like the back of my hand! You would get an address like: 1 Rose Cottages Hangmans Lane Cranbrook If you were lucky, the name of the lane was there - but not always. Cranbrook in particular was a huge area and Rose Cottages (made up by the way) could be several miles from the town itself. Pubs, village stores, Post Offices and Postmen became your best friends! The usually knew where a particular place was. One particular Christmas Eve springs to mind - It was around half past six in the evening, and I was trying to get the deliveries finished. These were obviously Christmas flowers and had to be delivered - it was cold, freezing fog was coming down and I had a delivery to do on the North Downs near to Wichling. I ended up having to knock on the door of an old couple to ask directions! They even invited me in for a drink (true Christmas spirit) but I had to decline due to needing to finish the deliveries. Telling this story reminds me that Wichling is a very interesting place. It is little more than a Church and a few scattered houses nowhere near the Church. The actual village of Wichling was wiped out by the plague - leaving only the Church. Anyway - enough rambling on the fascinating subject of English villages - I'm off for some coffee and rolls! Have a good day everyone... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 I have a cunning plan. I have devised a list of my own. Whenever the powers that be ask what I have been up to, I can reply, with complete honesty, that I have been working my way through the list. I wonder if it will work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 It's got to be worth a try BoD. I might try that one myself... Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I wonder if it will work. No... Not for a second. My ex-wife was a great one for lists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2010 I have a cunning plan. I have devised a list of my own. Whenever the powers that be ask what I have been up to, I can reply, with complete honesty, that I have been working my way through the list. I wonder if it will work. [/quote In my experience about 5 seconds before additions and deletions occur, still with six weeks to play with if I don't make progress on my challenge layout it will have to say lack of effort on my report. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Sounds a good plan BoD! You should borrow Gordon's Eastwood Town list to make it look authentic. Full set of non-threatening but grey oktas visible from my window and yet there's hazy sunshine. Time for a cuppa and a read before I do anything more strenuous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 My ex-wife was a great one for lists. So was mine. Apparently I wasn't on any of them...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Eyes will be on the sky today/tomorrow for Farnborough appearances. Had the Red Arrows on Monday and a Lancaster last night. Just hoping the wind is in the right direction to bring stuff over here. Could be a good one.... Something here to please everyone. Saturday 19 July approx 12.30 - 17.30 12.30 Carolyn Grace Spitfire IXT, Take-off 12.31 Aero Sekur Shooting Stars/Red Devils 12.42 Carolyn Grace Spitfire IXT 12.50 Consolidated Catalina 13.00 Red Arrows Formation Display 13.31 Airbus A-380 13.40 HAL Dhurv 13.47 Eurofighter Typhoon 13.59 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Hornet 14.08 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet 14.17 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor, Take-off 14.18 Aermacchi M-346 14.25 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor 14.33 111Sqn. Hunter Tribute, Take-off 14.34 Alenia C-27J 14.41 111Sqn. Hunter Tribute 14.49 Hawker Sea Hawk 14.57 Douglas DC-6 15.06 The Blades Extra 300LPS, Take-off 15.07 Red Arrows Depart 15.13 Avro Vulcan B-2, Take-off 15.14 The Blades Extra 300LPS 15.30 Three SE5As, Take-off 15.32 Avro Vulcan B-2 15.40 Vickers Vimy 15.47 Great War Display Team 16.02 USAF B-1B 16.07 Swift Aerobatic Display Team 16.22 Indian Air Force Helicopter Team 16.36 Boeing Apache 16.44 Aerostars YAK-50 Team, Take-off 16.47 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 17.03 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX PR, Take-off 17.04 Aerostars YAK-50 Team 17.18 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 So was mine. Apparently I wasn't on any of them...... Oh - that's brilliant! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Just hoping the wind is in the right direction to bring stuff over here. Hope there's not a sewage works in between.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Eyes will be on the sky today/tomorrow for Farnborough appearances. Had the Red Arrows on Monday and a Lancaster last night. Just hoping the wind is in the right direction to bring stuff over here. Could be a good one.... Something here to please everyone. Saturday 19 July approx 12.30 - 17.30 12.30 Carolyn Grace Spitfire IXT, Take-off 12.31 Aero Sekur Shooting Stars/Red Devils 12.42 Carolyn Grace Spitfire IXT 12.50 Consolidated Catalina 13.00 Red Arrows Formation Display 13.31 Airbus A-380 13.40 HAL Dhurv 13.47 Eurofighter Typhoon 13.59 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Hornet 14.08 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet 14.17 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor, Take-off 14.18 Aermacchi M-346 14.25 Bell/Agusta BA-609 Tilt Rotor 14.33 111Sqn. Hunter Tribute, Take-off 14.34 Alenia C-27J 14.41 111Sqn. Hunter Tribute 14.49 Hawker Sea Hawk 14.57 Douglas DC-6 15.06 The Blades Extra 300LPS, Take-off 15.07 Red Arrows Depart 15.13 Avro Vulcan B-2, Take-off 15.14 The Blades Extra 300LPS 15.30 Three SE5As, Take-off 15.32 Avro Vulcan B-2 15.40 Vickers Vimy 15.47 Great War Display Team 16.02 USAF B-1B 16.07 Swift Aerobatic Display Team 16.22 Indian Air Force Helicopter Team 16.36 Boeing Apache 16.44 Aerostars YAK-50 Team, Take-off 16.47 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 17.03 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX PR, Take-off 17.04 Aerostars YAK-50 Team 17.18 Rolls Royce Spitfire XIX P Even Gordon is giving us lists now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Even Gordon is giving us lists now! Yes - but that's more my kind of list... Beats something like: Paint garage door Weed vegetable garden Hoover cellar Ironing Water house plants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 24, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2010 Yes - but that's more my kind of list... Beats something like: Paint garage door Weed vegetable garden Hoover cellar Ironing Water house plants Unfortunately I don't have a cellar! If I did it would be full of railway stuff! I'm just about to depart for Enfield. It sounds as if the country is one big traffic jam (start of school holidays). We do know most of the alternate non-motorway routes though if the traffic is bad. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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