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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 [KG] and Paul Gunningham [PG].
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A38, The |
Before
they built the 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 is 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. |
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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 emptying into the
Severn estuary at Avonmouth. |
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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). |
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Bangkok |
Town
somewhere east of Wincanton, so I'm told. |
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Barcelona |
A
place in Spain, famous for its cathedral and its football team
- but obviusly more famout for Adge's song Barcelona
Blues. |
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Barrow Gurney |
A
small village in Somerset near Bristol Airport, mentioned in
Drink Up Thy Zider and Hark At 'Ee, Jacko
- the home of Ernie in both cases. Barrow Gurney was once home
of a famous Bristol Mental Hospital; so when Adge's songs were
penned any references to Barrow Gurney in those days were understood
to mean you were talking about the hospital. |
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Bath |
A
city in North East 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 |
A
small insignificant seaside town nsomewhere north of Severn
Beach. |
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Blagdon |
A
village in North Somerset - mentioned in All Over Mendip.
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Blaise Castle |
Located
north of Bristol - and 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. 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. |
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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 title (but not the lyrics)
of The Charlton Mackrell Jugband. |
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Charterhouse |
A
small village in the Mendip hills; mentioned in The Champion
Dung Spreader. |
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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 Horse, 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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