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Wurzetteer
- Part 3 (O-Z)
Compiled by Zider Ed
The
Wurzetteer lists in alphabetical order place names mentioned
by Adge Cutler & the Wurzels in their songs, in the chat
between songs on the records, or places which boast Wurzel
connections. As well as West Country places, the list includes
some foreign places mentioned in the songs, such as Paris
and Spain. This is Part 3, covering places from O
to Z.
Photos
reproduced by kind permission of the photographers and copyright
owners Kevin Goodall (indicated by [KG]) and Paul
Gunningham ([PG]).
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Old Market |
As
the name suggests, formerly a market near the centre of Bristol.
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Paris |
To
France what Bristol is to the West. |
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Park Street |
Famous
street in the middle of Bristol. |
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Pensford |
Village
in Somerset, home of Acker Bilk. |
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Pilning |
Village
near Severn Beach. |
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Plymouth |
Famous
seaport in Devon. |
|
Portbury |
Opposite
Avonmouth across the Avon, in North Somerset
- where the new docks were built. |
|
Portishead |
Named
after a famous pop group - a seaside town in Somerset, between
Portbury and Clevedon. |
|
Priddy |
North
Somerset village near the Cheddar Gorge. Mentioned
in "All Over Mendip". Also mentioned by Bob
Barratt in his famous introduction to Adge Cutler &
The Wurzels on their very first recording. |
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Radstock |
Town
not far from Midsomer Norton in Somerset. |
|
Rose & Crown |
Pub
used by the Wurzels. Anyone know where it is? |
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Rudgleigh Inn |
Pub
in Easton-in-Gordano, immortalised in Adge's song.
|
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St Georges |
Part
of Bristol in the Brandon Hill area, best known
for its famous concert hall, where Pete Atkin
once appeared. |
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Saturn |
Not
a pub, but a planet. |
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Sea Mills |
Near
the Avon, west of Bristol, out towards Shirehampton.
|
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Severn Beach |
As
its name suggests, a place on the Severn, in Gloucestershire,
near the new Severn Crossing - which weren't there
in Adge's day.
Severn Beach [KG]
|
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Sheephouse Lane |
Street
in Easton-in-Gordano. |
|
Shepton Mallet |
Town
in Somerset, once famous for Showering's cider
mill - alas, no proper scrumpy is made there these days. Home
of Jacko, the Shepton Mallet Matador - well, not
really - that were Timsbury. |
|
Shirehampton |
West
of Bristol, on the north side of the Avon, opposite
Pill. |
|
Singapore |
Place
east of Somerset where they like faggots with
pickles, cheese and ham. |
|
Somerset |
The
English county of Adge Cutler's birth, and the home to
Scrumpy & Western music, as well as some of the best
cider in the world. |
|
Somerton |
Village
near Charlton Mackrell in Somerset. |
|
Spain |
Country
much loved by Adge Cutler, who spent some time in his
pre-Wurzel days working there. Mentioned in some of his
songs, including Barcelona Blues and The Shepton Mallet
Matador. |
|
Stanton Drew |
Village
not far from Chew, with its famous stone circle.
The Stone Circle, Stanton Drew [PG]
|
|
Stanton Wick |
Village
near Stanton Drew. |
|
Star, The |
A
pub in Pill, one of Adge's old drinking haunts,
mentioned in the song.
Photos of The Star, Pill [KG]
|
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Stogumber |
Somerset
village near Watchet. |
|
Stogursey |
Village
not far from the Quantocks in Somerset. |
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Stratford on Avon |
Home
of Willie The Shake, the inventor of draught bitter
and part-time Bard of Avon (not to be confused with Adge
Cutler, Bard of Avonmouth). |
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Taunton |
The
county town of Somerset, known as Cider City.
Sadly, the Taunton Cider Mill no longer makes real scrumpy.
But there are plenty of small cidermakers not too far away,
such as Sheppy's just a few miles down the A38.
|
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Temple Combe |
Village
south of Wincanton. |
|
Temple Meads |
Part
of south-east Bristol, famous for its rail station. |
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Timsbury |
Village
north of Midsomer Norton and Radstock. Home of
Jacko, the Timsbury Torero. |
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Tormarton |
Village
not far from Chipping Sodbury. |
|
Totterdown |
A
place of (to quote Adge) "gurt steep 'ills",
in south Bristol. |
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Treorchy |
Place
in South Walesfamous for its male voice choir.
|
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Ubley |
Somerset
village near Blagdon Lake. |
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Upton Cheyney |
Village
between Bristol and Bath. |
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Venus |
A
planet some miles from Somerset. |
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Wales |
Foreign
country on the opposite side of the Bristol Channel.
|
|
Webbington |
Village
not too far from Weston. Home of the Webbington Country
Club, where Adge Cutler recorded some of his album
sessions. |
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Wells |
City
near the Mendips, famed for its cathedral. |
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West, The |
England's
West Country, which includes Bristol, Somerset
and most of the other places listed here. |
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West Harptree |
Village
near Ubley and Hinton Blewett. |
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Weston Super Mare |
Seaside
resort on the west coast of Somerset, made famous by the Wurzels'
song Sunny Weston Super Mare - a sort o' Blackpool
of the West. |
|
White Lion |
Pub
mentioned in the song Hark At 'Ee Jacko. I've never found
out exactly where it is - does anyone know? |
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Wookey |
Somerset
place famed for its caves. |
|
Yatton |
A
small town in North Somerset, near Congresbury. Home
of the 'famous' snuff mines (according
to John Macy's lyrics) |
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Zuider Zee |
Supposedly
in The Netherlands, but in the song by Adge Cutler
& The Wurzels, an imaginary sea of cider. |
If
thee's thinks o' any more I missed, or couss tell I any more about'n,
don't keep'n to thyself - Don't Tell 'Ee,
Tell I!
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