Gunbarrel Alley, Nailsworth
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Gunbarrel Alley, Nailsworth
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 20 Dec 2015
The narrow alley heads southeastwards away from Church Street. The name sign is on the side wall of Walkers fish & chips shop. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4770894 The origin of this colourful name is a mystery. My first thought was perhaps a comparison with the narrowness and straightness of a gun barrel, but that's no doubt fanciful. Local websites, helpful with the history of much of Nailsworth, give no information about this name, which appears to be the only example of an alley (or street, road, etc) named Gunbarrel in the UK.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.694317
Longitude
-2.218126