Brown Willy
Ha Ha !! That grabbed your attention diddn't it?
Looking on a ordanance survey map of the area where we now live I saw the name 'Brown Willy' and wondered what it was. There surely cannot be a village called Brown Willy can there? Imagine living somewhere called Brown Willy... Every time you had to give your address to some one, how many times would you have to say it, say it again, then spell it, and then hear a stifled giggle. I could not live some where called Brown Willy.
Its nearly as awkward as Crapstone ... near Tavistock. Or as one lady I over heard pronouncing it Crepe'ston... Its not Crepe'ston...Its CRAP Stone.
from wikipedia...the font of all knowledge:
BROWN WILLY
(from Cornish Bronn Wennili, meaning "hill of swallows") is a hill in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit, at 1,378 feet (420 m) above sea level, is the highest point of the moor and of Cornwall as a whole. The hill has a variable appearance that depends on the vantage point from which it is seen. It bears the conical appearance of a sugar loaffrom the north but widens into a long multi-peaked crest from closer range.
So you see.. its a real place. Its not just a sunburned Stevie...
x
Jo
Looking on a ordanance survey map of the area where we now live I saw the name 'Brown Willy' and wondered what it was. There surely cannot be a village called Brown Willy can there? Imagine living somewhere called Brown Willy... Every time you had to give your address to some one, how many times would you have to say it, say it again, then spell it, and then hear a stifled giggle. I could not live some where called Brown Willy.
Its nearly as awkward as Crapstone ... near Tavistock. Or as one lady I over heard pronouncing it Crepe'ston... Its not Crepe'ston...Its CRAP Stone.
from wikipedia...the font of all knowledge:
BROWN WILLY
(from Cornish Bronn Wennili, meaning "hill of swallows") is a hill in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit, at 1,378 feet (420 m) above sea level, is the highest point of the moor and of Cornwall as a whole. The hill has a variable appearance that depends on the vantage point from which it is seen. It bears the conical appearance of a sugar loaffrom the north but widens into a long multi-peaked crest from closer range.
So you see.. its a real place. Its not just a sunburned Stevie...
x
Jo
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