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Old 19-03-2008, 01:12 PM
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Re: Include the Western Weald in the South Downs National Park
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Originally Posted by ron1863 View Post
O.K. Iv'e just signed, anything to save wild areas.

By the way I'm a Scot and I know we have some weird names but - what is a "weald"
The weald is the bit between the two sets of downs (north and south) - I believe it comes from the saxon for fertile valley bottom. - much like "wold" which you find in other areas.

the same word can be found meaning "forest" or "wild country" but a "forest" would not necessarily be wooded as that comes from a norman word meaning "a hunting preserve" as in deer forest
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