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Piccadilly Pilot wrote: "Dave Arquati" write Richard J. wrote: Alan (in Brussels) wrote: IMHO the basic problem is that general English usage requires any additional word(s) specifying which of various options applies to precede the generic name (IOW: we say eg 'East Acton' rather than 'Acton East') But we have Dagenham East, Hounslow West, Bromley South, Penge East, ... I wonder whether the "East Acton" form is used where such a district already existed, and the "Bromley South" form was a new term invented by the railway. But where one such station exists, others with the same town name seem to adopt the same order. Are there in fact any places with both forms in use at different stations, e.g. (fictitious example) Surbiton South and West Surbiton ? Acton Town & Acton Central plus North, South, East & West Acton (not forgetting poor little Acton Main Line, just to keep the set complete :-) ) There are also the Ealings; North, South, West, Common and Broadway. North Wembley but Wembley Central, Stadium & Park. East Finchley & West Finchley, but Finchley Central. (Are there any "Central Something" stations instead of "Something Central"?) No 'Central something' stations (not even a 'Central Park' somewhere?), but plenty of 'Central something' thoroughfares: according to eg p. 293 (index) of the 2000 OS/Philips London Street atlas there are 5 cases of 'Central Avenue' in different postal districts and another 7 in named boroughs. Also a similar frequency of 'Central Parade' as well as a sprinking of the usual other types: Ct., Gdns., Rd., St., Way... And that perhaps provides an alternative way of answering the OP's question: the rule for street names in English is that the local identification (if any) always precedes the type of throroughfare. Perhaps one day a new station will take its name from the adjacent existing street, and then we'll see which rules apply. Regards, - Alan (in Brussels - mind the spamtrap) |
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