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Yorks Geography help please
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Terence | Report | 20 Nov 2003 09:56 |
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Does anyone know if the villages of Tong & Collingham in Yorksire are very close to each other. Terry |
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Sue | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:04 |
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Terry According to my map Tong is S-W and Collingham is N-E of Leeds. Sue |
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Terence | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:08 |
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Hi Sue I don't suppose you would know the approximate distance between the two places. Terry |
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Dave the Tyke | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:15 |
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Two Tongs, one suburb of Leeds one of Bradford. Collingham is Leeds near Weatherby and distances between are similar I would guess at 10 miles |
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Sue | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:17 |
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Terry A very rough guess would be about 15 miles, but as the crow flies probably about 12. Sue |
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Sue | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:19 |
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The Bradford one is Tong Street on my map |
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Terence | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:31 |
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Many thanks for the info. Great help. Terry |
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Shirlock | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:40 |
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Hello Terry Good to see you back on track. Shirley |
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Terence | Report | 20 Nov 2003 10:53 |
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Hiya Shirley :-) I'm still sifting through all that info you sent me. Will email you and let you know the results. Best wishes - Terry p.s. are the cows still in the field :-) |
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Dave the Tyke | Report | 20 Nov 2003 13:40 |
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Tong is a definate hamlet close to Bradford - BD4 postcode - tiny place with about 50 houses. The Leeds one is a collection of streets, groves and drives etc known locally as Tong and lies to the South of Bramley postcode LS28 and LS 12 |
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Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) | Report | 20 Nov 2003 13:48 |
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Greetings Again Terence....... Have you lost those maps already ?.....lol. |
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Terence | Report | 20 Nov 2003 16:05 |
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Hi Mike Nope, I haven't lost those maps that you kindly sent me. They are somewhere in my ..... AHEM !..."filing system" Cheers - Terry |
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