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Jun 2022
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Mushroom
I wonder how many towns & cities of the world have their names routed in the UK? (probably mainly for those in former places of the Empire?)
Jun 2022
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Mushroom
rooted - stupid autocorrect..!
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GregP
The Bay State has a Chelmsford, a Brentwood, a Billerica*, a Braintree, a Harwich...

Less New England, more New Essex.

*named incorrectly after Billericay. Well worth a google. It's an odd story.
Jun 2022
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Cerrertonia
Suffolk has a New England. New England has a Suffolk (more than one, in fact).
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Cerrertonia
(Suffolk's New England is near Haverhill, so possibly best avoided.)
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macca 53
I’ve been to York, PA. Briefly US capital.
Jun 2022
1:52pm, 1 Jun 2022
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Mushroom
I've been to York, Pickering, Scarborough - all just outside Toronto.

There must be 100s, 1000s, of UK town names across the world.!
Jun 2022
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Mushroom
I've tried to find a list, but nothing so far..
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GregP
At one point Essex and Kent Police both had their headquarters in Springfield - Chelmsford and Maidstone respectively.
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JustCommando!
There are Readings in Pennsylvania, and near Adelaide IIRC

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