Ballachulish comes from the Gaelic Baile a' chaolais which means “settlement on the strait”.
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Mousehole
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Mow-zel
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Alnwick
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: D. An-ick
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Bicester
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Biss-ter
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Theydon Bois
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. They-don Boyce
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Godmanchester
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Gum-ster
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Fowey
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Foy
The name Fowey is thought to mean 'beech river', a derivative of the Old Cornish equivalent of Old Breton fau, fou, foy, and Welsh ffawydd.
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Beaulieu
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Bew-lee
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Rampisham
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Ran-som
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Quernmore
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. Kwor-mer
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Cholmondeley
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: D. Chum-lee
Cholmondeley comes from the Old English Cēolmund and combines a given name with the word 'lēah' meaning wood or clearing.
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Ynysybwl
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. An-is-abull
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Woolfardisworthy
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Wool-ser-y
The origin of the name is probably "Wulfheard's homestead", with the 'worthy' part coming from Old English worþig, one of several words used by the Anglo-Saxons to denote a homestead or farmstead.
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Kirkcudbright
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. Kir-koo-bree
Kirkcudbright is a word of gaelic origin, meaning 'Kirk of Cuthbert' in honour of the Saxon saint Cuthbert, who founded the first Christian church there.