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Old August 5th 03, 06:23 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.transport
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Default DLR Station Names Orgins?

nightjar wrote:
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Gallions Reach from a stretch (or reach) of the river nearby (I

don't
know why Gallion instead of Galleon)


Because standardised spelling is a relatively modern phenomenon.
Galion, gallion and galleon were all accepted spellings a couple of
hundred years or so ago.

Colin Bignell


Thanks Colin :-)

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Phil ,,,^.".^,,,




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