Croxley Rail Link "Exhibition" dates
On Tue, 10 May 2011 22:44:29 +0100, "Peter Masson"
wrote:
"1506" wrote
If I told my neighbrs in Washoe County, Nevada that I grew up in
Buckinghamshire they would not relate that to a county, "Shire" is
obscure in North America. However, if I refered to Buckingham County,
England they would comprehend.
Which is strange, in that the office of sheriff (shire reeve) is far more
familiar in the USA (and in Scotland) than in England.
.... and different in character in all of them.
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