Re: [tied] Re: Permian

On 2006-04-21 15:42, tgpedersen wrote:

> That's the whole dynamics of such a place. First you place all that
> should kept safe on the island, then you get annoyed at all the
> unnecessary transportation to the customers in the hinterland on the
> banks, plus your island runs low on space, and suddenly you have
> faubourgs on both banks, which you then must protect by moat/wall,
> or be prepared to abandon in case of trouble, cf 'Shichinin no
> Samurai'. That happened in Paris. Anyway I think this idea flies
> better than Brambleville. ;-)

What about Bromley (St. Leonard = modern B.-by-Bow), which comes from OE
bræm(b)el le:ah 'bramble-meadow'? There are many "broom" and "bramble"
placenames all over England (the other London Bromley is OE bro:m le:ah
'broom-meadow'!).

Piotr