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unusual facts about The Hamlet


The Hamlet

A section towards the end of this book, detailing Flem's return from Texas and the auction of several horses, has also been published as the short story "Spotted Horses".



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1836 Wetheral train accident

Six or eight miles westwards along the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway from Brampton Junction is the village of Wetheral and a few hundred yards before Wetheral railway station is the hamlet of Great Corby.

1970 Pulitzer Prize

Seymour M. Hersh of the Dispatch News Service, Washington, D.C. For his exclusive disclosure of the Vietnam War tragedy at the hamlet of My Lai.

Betsham

The hamlet was formerly called Bedesham and lies on the road that leads from Green Street Green (formerly Greensted-green) in the parish of Darenth to Southfleet railway station and thence to Wingfield-bank,Northfleet where it meets the ancient Roman highway Watling Street (A2 motorway), which runs along the northern side of this parish.

Boston, New York

North Boston – The hamlet of North Boston, located by the northern town line.

Broadward, Herefordshire

The River Arrow flows to the south of the hamlet and Broadward Bridge takes the road across it.

Brooks End

The hamlet is located on the area once under the sea at the Wantsum Channel, and is probably named after one of the numerous brooks covering the area.

Brownsover

The hamlet also contains an old house which is where it is believed Lawrence Sheriff (c1510-1567), the founder of Rugby School, was born.

California, Buckinghamshire

The hamlet is probably named after the U.S. state of California, though its history goes back long before the state was known to British people.

Carrousel de Baronville

The Carrousel de Baronville is a group of buildings located in the hamlet of Baronville, close to the towns of Béville-le-Comte and Oinville-sous-Auneau, in France .

Claverack Creek

Its source is in the town of Claverack at the hamlet of Mellenville, and its mouth is at its confluence with Kinderhook Creek to form Stockport Creek, in the town of Stockport.

Crafton, Buckinghamshire

However the hamlet was substantially rebuilt after the 1850s when it became part of the Mentmore estate of Baron Mayer de Rothschild.

Crosby Garrett

In May 2010 the Crosby Garrett Helmet, a copper alloy parade helmet dating to Roman Britain, was discovered near the hamlet by a father and son using a metal detector.

Defiance, Missouri

Because there was already a Parsons, Kansas on the Katy line, settlers considered other names, including Missouriton and Bluff City, before deciding on Defiance because of the hamlet's defiance of rival Matson, Missouri to get a station on the line.

Diveria

From its source at an elevation of 2005 m in Swiss territory near the Simplon Pass it flows through the hamlet Egga to the village of Simplon.

Draycot Foliat

The Og, a tributary of the River Kennet (itself a tributary of the Thames), flows for about half of the year down the centre of the hamlet forcing the road into a sharp hairpin bend.

Duffield Gate railway station

Duffield Gate railway station was a station on the Selby to Driffield Line in North Yorkshire, England serving the hamlet of South Duffield.

Fiddleford

In the hamlet there is also the beautiful mill and weir and the Fiddleford Manor, one of the oldest buildings in Dorset, probably dating from around 1370 and built by William Latimer, Royal Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset.

Glibovac

In 1919 archaeologists from the Art History Archive in Belgrade discovered remains of an ancient Roman town on the site of the current village.In a field near the hamlet of Bubanj 375 were found coins dating from the reigns of Septimius Severus (193-211AD) and Volusianus (251-253AD).

Hafkenscheid

The family has taken its name from the former Havkenscheid castle in the hamlet of the same name near Bochum, Westphalia.

John Bramley-Moore

He died at Brighton on 19 November 1886, aged 86, and was buried at St. Michael's-in-the-Hamlet, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret

Joseph Christian Ernest Bourret (9 December 1827 in the hamlet of Labro, near Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès, Ardèche - 10 July 1896, Rodez) was a French churchman, bishop and cardinal.

Loudonville, New York

The hamlet is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun and was originally a 19th-century summer resort for some of Albany's wealthiest residents.

Menthorpe Gate railway station

Menthorpe Gate railway station was a station on the Selby to Driffield Line in North Yorkshire, England serving the village of North Duffield and the hamlet of Menthorpe.

Mount Tabor, West Yorkshire

A post box in the hamlet is painted gold, to commemorate one of Hannah Cockroft's 2012 Summer Paralympics gold medals.

Mynydd Eglwysilan

Like neighbouring Cefn Eglwysilan, the hill is named after the hamlet of Eglwysilan 4km to the southwest, the church here being dedicated to an obscure Saint Ilan.

Nasonville, Wisconsin

Solomon later donated a portion of this land, on which the hamlet of Lindey would be erected.

Neen Savage

The River Rea, which was historically known as the River Neen, flows past the hamlet and a notable ford exists.

Neenton

The Rea Brook/River Rea, which was historically known as the River Neen, flows by the hamlet.

New York State Route 12E

In the center of the hamlet, the highway intersects with NY 180, a road leading to Dexter in the south and the Thousand Islands region in the north.

Nunley's Happyland

Nunley's (later called Smiley's) Happyland was an amusement park in the hamlet of Bethpage on Long Island, New York, located at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24) and Hicksville Road (Route 107).

Oostmalle

Oostmalle Airfield is located south on the territory of Oostmalle, close to the hamlet of Salphen, and the forest of Blommerschot.

Parton, Cumbria

The port was developed in the early 17th century to cater for Moresby's coal trade, but fell into decline after two generations of the Lowther family turned the hamlet of Whitehaven into a major port.

Pierrefitte-Nestalas

The hamlet of Nestalas, with its medieval church, was a point along the ancient road leading from the Abbey of Saint-Savin up the Gave de Gavarnie to the thermal site of Luz-Saint-Sauveur.

Pietà, Malta

Within the boundaries of Tal-Pietà is the hamlet of Gwardamanġa.

Sarsden Halt railway station

The name is interesting since the location is more than a mile from the hamlet of Sarsden and much closer to the village of Churchill.

Šentvid pri Zavodnju

On 22 February 1944 the Slovene poet and Yugoslav people's hero Karel Destovnik (a.k.a. Kajuh) was killed in fighting with German troops in the hamlet of Žlebnik south of the main settlement.

Seyssinet-Pariset

La tour Sans venin located in the hamlet of Pariset, is known among the Seven wonders of Dauphiné .

Shitterton

The hamlet's name has resulted in its sign repeatedly being stolen (a fate similar to that of Fucking, Austria), requiring costly replacements to be acquired each time, to the increasing reluctance of the local council.

Sleightholme

Below the hamlet Sleightholme Beck passes through a narrow valley, known as The Troughs, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs

The site covers a gorge in the valley of Sleightholme Beck between the hamlet of Sleightholme and the confluence with the River Greta, some 3 km upriver from the village of Bowes.

Sonning Regatta

Sonning Regatta is the regatta of the village of Sonning in Berkshire and the hamlet of Sonning Eye in Oxfordshire, England, on the north and south banks of the River Thames.

South Holland IDB

It then turns to the south to include the village of Holbeach Drove and the hamlet of Shepeau Stow, before turning to the north again to Whaplode Drove.

South Wales, New York

WGRZ's broadcast tower and in-house weather radar are based in the hamlet.

St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury

St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a Mediaeval former chapel next to the manor house in the hamlet of Chisbury, Wiltshire.

Stourbridge R.F.C.

The ground is in the hamlet of Stourton set amongst the Staffordshire countryside on the very outskirts of the town of Stourbridge.

U.S. Route 219 in Maryland

The federal highway intersects US 40 Alternate (National Pike) in the hamlet of High Point before crossing the Pennsylvania state line, where US 219 continues north toward Meyersdale.

Wainscott, New York

The hamlet was named after Wainscott, Kent, a village north of Maidstone, England, an area immortalized in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and from which most of the early settlers of East Hampton came.

Yeaton

The River Perry flows by to the south, and on the other side is the hamlet of Grafton.