The Daily Telegraph

Romance of names

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sir – With regard to street names such as Gas Lane in Navenby (Letters, September 8), my favourite is Naptha Lane in Whitestake. It is most unusual. Laurence Bradshaw

Bolton, Lancashire

sir – The bardic tradition of the Celts is alive and well in Galway, where the main shopping street is called Shop Street and the sports ground is called The Sportsgrou­nd. Rory Mulvihill

Naburn, North Yorkshire

sir – Ipswich has a Coprolite Street. Say no more. Bryan Parker

Twickenham, Middlesex

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