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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1945 on: May 22, 2020, 11:29:36 PM »
Crow Drive, Halstead ?
Possibly two Manahattan Projects to do with explosives.  Fort Halstead and America ?

Beeching worked in the Armament Design and Research Departments at Fort Halstead

Can't find a hill that looks like a head ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1944 on: May 22, 2020, 10:17:29 PM »
Nice one Smiffy.  Now you're in the right village.

To sum up so far (and to save looking back):
* If you go up this road you'll find a connection to Manhattan and the end of some railways. - first part not attempted, the second part is Dr. Beeching.
* Find a hill like a head near some counted trees. - "hill like a head" not found, the second part is Sevenoaks.
* The original Anglo-Saxon name may have meant "Place of Safety" which had an amazing coincidence in the very late C19.
* A village connected to E Nesbit.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1943 on: May 22, 2020, 09:53:11 PM »
Something to do with E Nesbit?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1942 on: May 22, 2020, 08:15:06 PM »
Go north

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1941 on: May 22, 2020, 06:12:00 PM »
Station Road Brasted?




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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1940 on: May 22, 2020, 05:59:13 PM »
No.  As I said to John, stay with Dr. Beeching.  The original Anglo-Saxon name may have meant "Place of Safety" which had an amazing coincidence in the very late C19.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1939 on: May 22, 2020, 05:37:15 PM »
So has the road been built on a track bed?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1938 on: May 22, 2020, 03:23:46 PM »
No, but very close.

Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1937 on: May 22, 2020, 03:21:32 PM »
Chevening Road Dunton Green Sevenoaks ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1936 on: May 22, 2020, 03:03:23 PM »
No, stay with Dr. Beeching.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1935 on: May 22, 2020, 02:34:50 PM »
Anything to do with the Westerham Valley branch line ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1934 on: May 22, 2020, 12:35:20 PM »
No pulling the wool over your eyes Pete.  Sevenoaks is indeed the counted trees.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1933 on: May 22, 2020, 12:33:55 PM »
Does Sevenoaks come into it?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1932 on: May 22, 2020, 12:22:20 PM »
Next clue: Find a hill like a head near some counted trees.
Another clue this evening.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1931 on: May 22, 2020, 09:34:29 AM »
No Cat, you nearly as far away as possible within the confines of Kent.