Comment by shevy-java
1 day ago
Right - but it is called Oxford, not Horseford. I think names need to own up to themselves from a legal point of view. Oxford must allow for oxes everywhere.
1 day ago
Right - but it is called Oxford, not Horseford. I think names need to own up to themselves from a legal point of view. Oxford must allow for oxes everywhere.
Well, the name only points to the fact that there was a ford (a crossing) on the River Thames where oxen used to cross.
Nothing suggests it would have been free — in fact, if I owned a ford (a shallow crossing point) running through my property, you can bet I would charge for it.
An affordable fee I hope.
Except that it's called the Isis at that point, not the Thames.
This legal argument has been tried many times in Penistone
Did we ever find out who is/was the hero of Clitheroe?
Anyone who solves the Scunthorpe problem[1].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem
Likewise in Fartown near Huddersfield.