Keith Briggs wrote:
> John Briggs wrote:
>
>> 3. The mapping of places on the south coast appears to have been done
>> without human intervention, as Worthing is all at sea, and North Hayling
>> has transferred itself to Thorney Island.
>
> Everything has been done without human intervention. My coastline
> database
> is more accurate than my placename database.
I'm not convinced of that - the errors look systematic to me. The correct
grid reference for North Hayling, for example, is SU 730032
>
>> 4. Why does Bury St Edmunds (St Edmundsbury) not count as a -bury, when
>> Bury in La and Sx both do?
>
> Because it doesn't end in -bury (in the more common form).
>
Bury St Edmunds is just as much a simplex name (Bury) as the La and Sx
examples.
John Briggs
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