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solye62 | 17:07 Mon 21st Jan 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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How many more local words are there in the UK for an alley. I know of ginnels in Yorkshire and Twitchells in Nottinghamshire. Do you know any more?
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Cutty is one I heard from my welsh Granny. Also causey is sometimes used in the southwest, though I think this is meant to refer to roads in general.
18:55 Mon 21st Jan 2002
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"Jigger" and "Ennogg" from Ye Olde Liverpoole
18:56 Mon 21st Jan 2002
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Cutty is an interesting one - my partner's family is from Northern Ireland and a 'cutty' there is a small child / baby.
11:31 Tue 22nd Jan 2002
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'Snicket' was the word in Lincolnshire, also 'tenfoot'.
12:59 Thu 24th Jan 2002
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Parts of Lancashire use the word 'entry'.
15:11 Tue 29th Jan 2002
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Belfast uses 'entry' too.
10:13 Thu 31st Jan 2002
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It's "vennel" and "wynd" in Scotland
14:57 Wed 06th Feb 2002
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"Lane" seems to be a popular name for alleyway containing shops.
13:36 Wed 06th Mar 2002
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My sister lives in Lancashire and they call them Ginnels.
23:11 Sat 18th May 2002
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In Hull we call them tenfoots due to the fact that they are usually ten feet wide.
10:45 Mon 27th May 2002

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