Loving the location lingo
Do you have a cracking nick name for a place in Gloucestershire?
are launching a project to uncover the nicknames, pet names and hate-names people use in the daily lives for places which are near and dear to them.
Feast yourselves on these Gloucestershire examples from the Wednesday's Show and please add any others you might know...cummings@bbc.co.uk
John says Nibley monument is known as Nobbly Minument
Maggie in Birdlip says stroud is known locally as strow - udd
Ros in Maisemore claims Longlevens was known as "short twelves."
Jan in Stow on the Wold says Broadwell known as bradall...Evenlode known as "Emlod" ...Broadway known as "Broddie" ...Chipping Campden known just as "Campden"...Conndicot is known as "the Docks" and Evesham known as " Air Sam"
Dorothy in Cheltenham says that Charlton Kings has been known as '"Yarley" in the past...but she doesn't know why.
Terry in Bourton on the Water says Broadwell is known as "bradle" and Yanworth is known as "yanuth" .
Dave in Tetbury says Cinderford is known as "Monkey Trump"
Elsewhere we have heard people from Stroud refer to Dursley as "Drizzly"
Apparently Hucclecote is nicknamed "Chucklecote" and Abbeymead is sometimes refered to as "Shabbymead"
Robin in Bourton on the Hill says near him they've got Snowshill which they call "Snozzle"
Bill in Upton st Leonards says they call is " Upton st rain hard'.
Geoff from Monmouth says there's a place near him called bagolidia - they call it bag of idiots!
Tony in Gloucester used to live in Whitecroft in the Forest of Dean and he says that they used to call it 'dab-down' but he's not sure why. the people living there were also referred to as 'greeks' but again, tony doesn't know why.
If you can help us with Monkey Trump and Dab Down we would love your help. Cummings @bbc.co.uk
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