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moss wrote:
Old English names are fascinating in themselves....
Bishopston (the land of the bishop) Bissopeston 1186
Idstone (farmstead of a man called Eadwine) 1199

But rejoice Jeremy Corbyn is the new Labour leader, lets hope he 'kicks ass'

The Bishopstone connection with 'stone' is particularly interesting as a whole corner of the graveyard attached to the village church is occupied (if that's the right word) by people who had the name Stone. There are a lot of them.

Yes, good news about Jeremy Corbyn. Here's hoping its the start of change anyway ....
http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2978777/jeremy_corbyn_the_green_britain_i_want_to_build.html