Synonymous names in former colonies with English towns/cities,Reasons?

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Philip Janse Van Rensburg Posts: 1 Joined: 4th Dec 2011 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 19:15 on 4th December 2011 Hi, I'm Philip from South Africa. Privileged to have travelled by motorhome through England, Sept 2007. Always wondered what thoughts people had when they named a place after some town or region they came from. Newcastle may be apparent, but when you go to a place like Tadcaster, one wonders:why? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 19:21 on 4th December 2011 Welcome to POE from Anna and Ron, Philip. Could be an interesting new thread! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 19:23 on 4th December 2011 Lol! Philip! Hi and a warm welcome to POE. There are so many places around the world named after English towns, mountains, people, places. I think you will find a Newcastle wherever the English settled (the same applies to the Scots!). My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 19:55 on 4th December 2011 welcome to the site philip My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	quotePosted at 20:05 on 4th December 2011 Hi Philip and a very warm welcomr to POE, a better cfrowd i have yet to meet online. We like a good banter and enjoy some jovial forums. Join in and enjoy the company, you will be more than welcome. As to the naming of towns and villages there are great ones as I, sure you be aware. How they are named interests me in an amusing way, wondering what the people who named them were doing at the time....or something they saw at the site...which makes me wonder about the sanity of the founding fathers of these places Dukinfield.......named after seeing some ducks in a field! ! ! ! Ramsbottom.....shudder to think what was going on naming this place Penistone ????? even more wierd..answers on a postcard please !!!!! I'm sure there will be a lot more to come from the very active (and inventive) minds we have on POE..... My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:37 on 4th December 2011 oswaldtwistle,crank,clock-face,leatherhead,tadcaster to name a few My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 20:50 on 4th December 2011 What about one that our Sue is always chomping about? Pishill near Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 20:52 on 4th December 2011 Has anyone googled these to see if they were actually repeated else where in the world? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:01 on 4th December 2011 On 4th December 2011 20:50, Ron Brind wrote: What about one that our Sue is always chomping about? Pishill near Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire They say it was named after some man who, well, who uninated at the top of the hill. Who knows for sure, eh! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 21:04 on 4th December 2011 Uninated Sue? lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions