QUESTIONS

Q : Crooked Billet and Tallyho Corner are odd place names in North London. What is their origin?

Sheila Brand, London N20.

Q : Is it true that the gates to the dock at Milford Haven, built to hold Brunel’s SS Great Eastern, were too narrow for the ship to enter?

R. Bennett, Cheltenham, Glos.

Q : Is the Strait of Dover still considered the busiest waterway in the world?

Bob Price, Bewdley, Worcs.