Highworth: Wrde Hill sign
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Highworth: Wrde Hill sign
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 11 Nov 2016
This might pass as a pronounceable word in Welsh, but it does look rather out of place in a Wiltshire suburb. The explanation is that Highworth was 'Wrde' in the Domesday Book - presumably morphing into the 'worth' bit of the present-day name.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.628907
Longitude
-1.718525