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Word of Mouth: House Names

12/04/2016

House Names

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, House Names

Michael Rosen talks to Dr Laura Wright about her new research on popular house names.

Michael Rosen asks Dr Laura Wright about her new research on popular house names, from Foo Choo Villas to Nutty Hagg to Orchard Cottage, and what this tells us about our history.

Michael Rosen talks to Dr Laura Wright about her new research on popular house names, from Foo Choo Villas to Nutty Hagg to Orchard Cottage, and what this tells us about our history. She's uncovered why some houses have names but some have numbers, and what this tells us about our history. Place names expert Professor Richard Coates joins them to talk about the origins of these words in the UK.
Producer Beth O'Dea.

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