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What really grinds your gears?

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-Monty- Jun 2022 6:07pm, 24 Jun 2022 1,694 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- They are towns. Yes I agree that once upon a time they were villages but as London grew they were swallowed up. So they are now towns in my book....!
Fragile Do Not Bend Jun 2022 6:37pm, 24 Jun 2022 9,847 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend How about “shopping villages” E.g. newnhamcourt.co.uk
Velociraptor Jun 2022 7:47pm, 24 Jun 2022 58,567 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I was quite amused when I moved to Birmingham and found that the individual suburbs called themselves "villages". The town where I live has a population of around 3,000. It has two churches, two rugby clubs (one of each), a primary and a secondary school, a Co-op, a Spar and a couple of factories. It's definitely not a village.
Eynsham Red Jun 2022 8:05pm, 24 Jun 2022 8,846 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red The Village of Kidlington a few miles from where I live had a population of over 13,000 in the 2011 census.
Sigh Jun 2022 8:11pm, 24 Jun 2022 15,050 posts	Quote Pin Sigh I live in the town of Stone, and its' population is circa 17-20k. Oulton is a nearby village, that has a population of about 600. They feel like the right proportions.
swittle Jun 2022 8:52pm, 24 Jun 2022 87,881 posts	Quote Pin swittle [Whilst surveying old houses in the West Riding, I found the terms 'township' and 'parish' (ecclesiastical) useful for pinpointing locations. Neither gave any indication of size of population by themselves.]
Nicholls595 Jun 2022 9:32am, 25 Jun 2022 29,100 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 The Village of Kidlington a few miles from where I live had a population of over 13,000 in the 2011 census. Imagine how many it would have been before Inspector Morse?
Hunkyteddy Jun 2022 10:02am, 25 Jun 2022 6,519 posts	Quote Pin Hunkyteddy Frome rhymes with broom not home. I'm just about over the cream tea debate yesterday too.
Badger Jun 2022 10:15am, 25 Jun 2022 15,354 posts	Quote Pin Badger Does it grind your gears that it rhymes with broom? (Careful with your answer,I’m posting this in my parents house in said town)
Hunkyteddy Jun 2022 10:50am, 25 Jun 2022 6,522 posts	Quote Pin Hunkyteddy No, it grinds my gears that reporters can't pronounce it. Linked to Macca's secret gig last night