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Wurzetteer
- Part 1 (A-D)
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 1, covering places from A
to D.
Photos
reproduced by kind permission of the photographers and copyright
owners Kevin Goodall (indicated by [KG]) and Paul
Gunningham ([PG]).
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A38, The |
Before
they built thick thur M5, the A38 was the main route
for scrumpy seekers from the Midlands of England to get down
to scrumpy country to stock up. The road's still there and goes
right down to Cornwall, via Gloucester, Bristol,
Bridgwater, Taunton, right past Sheppy's Scrumpy
Mills, then on down to Devon and Cornwall.
Immortalised in the Wurzels' song Rock Around The
A38 - let the cider flow! |
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Alaska |
Most
northerly US state - even colder than Portbury in winter.
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Alpha Centauri |
Said
to be a long way from Somerset. Never been there, mind.
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Arno's Vale |
A
cemetery on the A4 out of Bristol, mentioned at
the end of Virtute Et Industrial. |
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Ashton Gate |
In
south-west Bristol - most famous for being the home of
Bristol City FC. Mentioned in Cheddar Cheese
and of course One For The Bristol City. |
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Ashton Park |
In
south-west Bristol. |
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Avon, River |
The
river that flows through Bristol and Bath. |
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Avonmouth |
The
port on the north side of the Avon estuary. Featured
in Adge's song about the gin-swilling ladies who ply
their trade round the docks (or used to, anyhow). Warning:
Not to be confused with the Avon ladies - they'm zummat
different! |
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Bangkok |
Town
somewhere east of Wincanton, so I'm told. |
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Barcelona |
A
place in Spain, see. Put on the map in Barcelona
Blues. Famous for its cathedral, which don't look much
like St Mary Redcliffe. |
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Barrow Gurney |
A
village in Somerset, mentioned in Drink Up Thy
Zider and Hark At 'Ee, Jacko - the
home of Ernie in both cases. |
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Bath |
A
town in Somerset, named after its famous hot baths,
as used by the Romans. |
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Bedminster |
A
sort of southern suburb of Bristol - the correct pronunciation
for this is "Bemminster". Bedminster Down
- a sort of hill in south Bedminster. |
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Birmingham |
England's
second biggest city - in the Midlands. Mentioned in Moonlight
On The Malago. |
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Blackpool |
Seaside
town north of Severn Beach - a sort of Clevedon of
the North. |
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Blagdon |
A
village in North Somerset - mentioned in All Over
Mendip. |
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Blaise Castle |
in
Bristol - mentioned in The Bristol Song.
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Brean Down |
Sort
of headland near Weston in Somerset. |
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Bridgwater |
A
town in Somerset - mentioned in All Over Mendip.
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Bristol |
The
capital of England's West Country and home to Adge
Cutler for many years. Probably unique in being both a city
and a county. Places in Bristol are mentioned in many songs,
including Thee's Got'n Where Thee Cassn't Back'n, Hassn't?,
Virtute Et Industrial (the Bristol
motto), Moonlight On The Malago, and of course
The Bristol Song. You'll find many of these
places mentioned in the Wurzetteer. Some of the songs
also mention Bristol's two famous football teams, the City
and the Rovers. |
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Broadmead |
A
shopping centre (based around the street of the same name) in
the centre of Bristol. Mentioned in Thee's Got'n
Where Thee Cassn't Back'n, Hassn't?. |
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Broom Hill |
An
area of Bristol, mentioned in The Bristol Song.
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Burley |
New
Forest village. Home of the White Hart, where Adge
recorded some sessions. Also home of The Plonkers and
New Forest Scrumpy. |
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Burnham on Sea |
Also
referred to as "Burnham by the Sea" (as mentioned in
the song Easton in Gordano. Small seaside resort
on the West coast of Somerset. |
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Burrington Combe |
A
gorge in the Mendips, less famous than the larger Cheddar
Gorge. Mentioned in All Over Mendip. |
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Cardiff |
Place
across the Severn - capital of Wales. |
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Catalonia |
Not
a Welsh band, but part of southern Spain, mentioned in
Barcelona Blues. |
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Charlton Mackrell |
A
Somerset village, featured in the song The Charlton
Mackrell Jugband. |
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Charterhouse |
Mendip
village. |
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Cheddar |
In
the Somerset Mendips - famous for its spectacular scenery
(the Gorge), its scrumpy and for giving its name
to the world's most famous type of cheese, as featured
in the Wurzels' song Cheddar Cheese.
Also mentioned in The Champion Dung Spreader.
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Chesterfield |
A
Derbyshire town, famous for its church with its twisted
spire. Mentioned in The Champion Dung Spreader.
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Chew, River |
Somerset
river, mentioned in When The Common Market Comes To Stanton
Drew. |
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Chew Magna |
Village
in North Somerset, home of the famous Chew Magna Cha
Cha. |
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Chewton Mendip |
Not
only mentioned in Easton in Gordano, but famed
for the celebrated Easton in Gordano Love-In.
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Chipping Sodbury |
Small
town in Gloucestershire. Mentioned in the song Easton
in Gordano. The centre of controversy following Adge
Cutler's contradictory claims (on two separate occasions)
that both Reg Quantrill and John Macey were "the
man who put the sod in Chipping Sodbury". It is
not known which of these assertions is correct, or indeed whether
they were both jointly responsible. Does anyone out there know?
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Chittening |
Along
the edge of the Severn near Avonmouth and Severn
Beach. |
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Clapton-in-Gordano |
Home
of the Black 'Orse, one of the best pubs in North
Somerset, once a frequent haunt of Adge and the boys.
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Clevedon |
Somerset
seaside town famous for its pier. Mentioned in Hark At
'Ee, Jacko. |
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Clifton |
The
post west side of Bristol seperated from North Somerset
by the Avon Gorge, spanned by Brunel's famous
Clifton Suspension Bridge, and home of the legendary
Coronation Tap cider pub. |
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Congresbury |
Small
Somerset town mentioned in Thee Cassn't Kill Cooch
and Adge's version of My Threshing Machine.
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Costa Brava |
Holiday
area in southern Spain. |
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Crabapple Hill |
Title
of a Wurzels song - I don't reckon it exists in real
life - unless anyone out there knows different?! |
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Cribb's Causeway |
To
the north of Bristol - nowadays best known for its huge
shopping mall. |
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Crown, The |
Pub
used by Adge Cutler on Saturday nights, and home of the
village band. Anyone know which village? |
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Cumberland Basin |
Where
the Avon was dammed to form Bristol's famous Floating
Harbour. |
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Denny Island |
Island
in the Chew Valley Lake. Most famous for being where
the legendary 1960s pirate radio station Radio Pill was
moored, until closed down by the government who made it illegal
for farmers to supply the crew with scrumpy. A few DJs
remained on ship and continued broadcasting Scrumpy &
Western music across North Somerset and the Mendips
in defiance of the government, using scrumpy supplies smuggled
out to the boat in milk churns, but eventually the cider
ran out and the crew were forced to abandon ship. The station
went off the air after playing their theme song - naturally,
this was a version of Pill, Pill. |
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Devizes |
Wiltshire
town famous for 6X and Old Timer. |
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Dings |
Part
of Bristol in the Bart Nil area. |
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Dorset |
County
next to Somerset, on the south coast of England. Made
famous by the song Dorset Is Beautiful. |
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Dover |
Seaport
in Kent - a popular departure for travelling across the
English Channel to France and Belgium.
Mentioned in the song Easton-In-Gordano. |
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Downend |
In
Bristol... mentioned in Moonlight On The Malago.
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Downs, The |
Hilly
area in the Clifton area. Mentioned in The Bristol
Song and Virtute Et Industrial. |
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Druids Arms, The |
A
pub in Stanton Drew, mentioned in the song When
The Common Market Comes To Stanton Drew. |
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Duke, The |
The
Duke Of Cornwall pub, in Pill - mentioned in
the chorus of Pill, Pill.
L-R: The "Duke" (PG); The "Duke" (KG)
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Dundry |
Village
in North Somerset, just outside Bristol. |
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Durdham Down |
Hill
in the Bristol area. |
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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