Talk:Liswerry
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Bold textThe official name is 'Liswerry' (with one L) regardless of what the railway bridge on Somerton Road might say! Here is a list from www.statistics.gov.uk:
Newport 00PRMX Allt-yr-yn Newport 00PRMY Alway Newport 00PRMZ Beechwood Newport 00PRNA Bettws Newport 00PRNB Caerleon Newport 00PRNC Gaer Newport 00PRND Graig Newport 00PRNE Langstone Newport 00PRNF Liswerry Newport 00PRNG Llanwern Newport 00PRNH Malpas Newport 00PRNJ Marshfield Newport 00PRNK Pillgwenlly Newport 00PRNL Ringland Newport 00PRNM Rogerstone Newport 00PRNN St. Julians Newport 00PRNP Shaftesbury Newport 00PRNQ Stow Hill Newport 00PRNR Tredegar Park Newport 00PRNS Victoria
Owain 10:50, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
RUBBISH! THE NAME THE DOUBLE L IN LLISWERRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE ORIGINAL SPELLING OF THE NAME, TAKEN FORM THE WELSH LLYS MEANING COURT. THE SPELLING WITH 1 L HAS ONLY HAD IT'S ORIGINS WHEN THE POST OFFICE OPPENED THE L WAS DROPPED EITHER BECAUSE THE ORGINATORS WERE TRYING TO ANGLICIZE THE NAME OR IT WAS EASIER TO PRODUCE ON A STAMP! CHECK OUT W.H. DAVIES POETRY IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!! PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN AND BRED IN LLISWERRY FIND IT INCREASINGLY ANNOYING THAT OUTSIDERS APPEAR TO KNOW HOW TO SPELL OR NAME BETTER THAN WE DO AND FIND THAT THE COUNCIL CHANGE STREET SIGNS AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO ABOLISH THE ORIGINAL SPELING OR OUR NAME!
LET THE PEOPLE OF LLISWERY CHOOSE HOW THEIR DISTRICT IS TO BE SPELT AND STOP TRYING TO DESTROY A NAME THAT HAS EXISTED FOR HUNDREDS OR YEARS BEFORE NEWPORT COUNCIL OR THE STATISTICS OFFICE!!!
LONG LIVE LLISWERRY WITH 2 L'S!!!