Talk:Nelson, Lancashire
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I thought Nelson was called Nelson in commemoration of Lord Nelson after originally being called Marsden —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.255.32.14 (talk • contribs) 15 May 2005
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- Whoever wrote the above - and it is better to sign it! - that is what the article says: called after the inn called after Lord Nelson! Peter Shearan 13:13, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
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- According to my father (who was born and raised in Nelson), the origin of the town's name is as stated in the article i.e. the town was named after the station which was named after the Lord Nelson Inn. Presumably this is verifiable from public and railway company records.
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- More interestingly, perhaps, this an unusual case in modern times (post Norman?) of an English town being named after a person: the only other one I know of is Carterton in Oxfordshire. Gtawc 00:10, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
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It doesn't appear to have been named after the person, but the inn, as previously stated. I've added a reference that confirms that the town was indeed named after the Lord Nelson Inn, not Nelson himself. --Malleus Fatuorum 04:23, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
