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Title: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Shirl_R on Saturday 12 February 11 00:25 GMT (UK)

The following is taken from a baptism entry - early 1800s.  I'd very much like to hear opinions on what the town / village may be. 

Thanks

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 12 February 11 00:43 GMT (UK)

Any clues as to which county

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: suzard on Saturday 12 February 11 00:50 GMT (UK)

to me it looks like
Broad Wear Gloucestershire
but I've not heard of such a place???

Suz

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: RunKitty on Saturday 12 February 11 00:52 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I was just about to post Gloucestershire too - but I can't find any "B" towns that fit with the first word.

RK   

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Shirl_R on Saturday 12 February 11 00:57 GMT (UK)

Quote from: CaroleW on Saturday 12 February 11 00:43 GMT (UK)

Any clues as to which county

The second word is Gloucestershire - it's the town/village/locality that is unclear.  Thanks

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Alexander. on Saturday 12 February 11 02:33 GMT (UK)

Could it be New Wear - meaning New Weir? Admittedly it doesn't look like a very good N, though the W's (if that's what they are) look similar. Do you have any more of the page that we can compare the letters to?

Alexander

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Geoff-E on Saturday 12 February 11 08:36 GMT (UK)

There's a Brockweir (but it doesn't say that). :)

Where was the baptism?

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: veeblevort on Saturday 12 February 11 09:26 GMT (UK)

Google provides references to Broad Weir in the Bristol area, and may have
something to do with the river Frome. Could that be the place?

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: carol8353 on Saturday 12 February 11 09:43 GMT (UK)

All old Gloucestershire parishes are here...

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Parishes.html

Carol

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: yam on Saturday 12 February 11 15:25 GMT (UK)

Could it be Broad Weir in Bristol?

Yam

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Billyblue on Saturday 12 February 11 15:32 GMT (UK)

at first glance I thought the county was Gloucestershire, too, but on a second look it could be Carmarthenshire?
Dawn M

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Jocie on Saturday 12 February 11 16:35 GMT (UK)

I wondered about Carmarthenshire but I think it is Gloucestershire and although I live there it doesn't look like anywhere I know!
I would agree with Broadweir which used to be in Gloucestershire.

Jo

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Seoras on Saturday 12 February 11 17:28 GMT (UK)

Broad Weir in Bristol is little more than a street located about where Bristol Castle stood in the old city,most of which was lost to German bombing in 1940.It was also the scene of an horrific incident in 1942 when a lone bomber in daylight hit a loaded double decker bus.

Could it be a mistranscription of the Cotswold town of Broadway in Gloucestershire.

George.

Title: Re: What does it say / where is it?
Post by: Shirl_R on Wednesday 02 March 11 08:37 GMT (UK)

Thank you for all the suggestions - good food for thought