A quick wander over Hoad and the Flan in blazing sunshine was just the thing to blow some cobwebs away and got me thinking..."the Flan"? What's that all about? Something for me to ponder once Google became more readily available to me than while ass-down in the mud having slid, slithered and fallen down the side of Hoad....
Hoad and the monument
Winter sunshine and shadow
Some time later....
Not a lot of joy researching "the Flan" but some words on the name of the town at least - "Dr. Whitaker says "the oldest orthography of the name is Olvaston, or Ulvaston; and I am disposed to think that the modern "r" is epenthetical, and that it was originally the town of Ulpha. Others disputing this etymology ask by what process Ulphus could be metamorphosed into Ulvers. In the provincial dialect it is pronounced Ouston."
Unfortunately there is no mention of who Dr Whitaker might be or from where the quote was sourced... maybe I should try to land on my head next time?
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