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Tiddleywink Back on Map
Thu Feb 20,10:15 AM ET
story.news.yahoo.com
LONDON - After being virtually flicked from existence, the tiny but proud hamlet of Tiddleywink is back on the map.
The only sign pointing to the hamlet — a cluster of eight cottages in Wiltshire in southern England — was knocked over in a road accident four years ago, leading to confusion for postal and delivery workers.
Turning to the usual directories for assistance provided little help — the hamlet has been omitted from the current edition of the Collins British Atlas and Gazetteer.
Now Wiltshire County Council has put up two new name signs, much to the delight of local residents, who campaigned for its return.
"It's good news because people didn't know where we were. They were always having to ask at the Post Office. But now we're back on the map," said Denis White, 79, who has lived in the hamlet for 40 years. "The name does make people smile, they usually say 'what a lovely address.'"
Tiddleywink, which was in danger of being swallowed up by the neighboring village of Yatton Keynell, takes its name from the 18th century use of the word for the children's game — now spelled tiddlywinks — as rhyming slang for "drinks."
The word evolved into slang for a small beer shop, such as the cottage in the hamlet that once served beer to passing cattle drovers.
"It's nice it has kept its name because people have lived here for years and it's a part of history," said Wiltshire County council member Jane Scott.
"It's also a great fun name and always makes me laugh. Apparently, when the old sign was up Japanese and American visitors used to stop and have their photograph taken next to it so goodness knows what will happen when the visitors come back in the summer." |
