English Place Names

[YorkshireLass59]

It's a pale blue material, an angling fly and a place in Somerset - 7 letters. Any clues please?

[Mamyalynne]

Watchet

[YorkshireLass59]

Many thanks

[Mamyalynne]

Good luck.

[bluebell56]

Can you help me with my last one please.
No.82 200 square miles of hilly parkland in West Nottinghamshire
Thank you

[Mamyalynne]

Is there a letter count or order?

[Mamyalynne]

Unsure whether this may fit the bill - 234 square miles are mentioned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_and_Derby_Green_Belt

[bookbinder]

bluebell56: I have seen this clue previously, and I wonder if the figure of 200 square miles could be incorrect. 200 square miles equals 128000 acres, which is a very large area of land. Cotgrave Country Park covers 200 acres; could that be what the setter meant?

[Mamyalynne]

I first went to Country Parks, Cotgrave doesn't look hilly at all.

[kettledrum]

The Dukeries ?

[Mamyalynne]

Interesting shout Kettledrum.

[kettledrum]

Well … it’s (they are?) in the west of the county, it’s parkland, bits are hilly, but I can’t find any mention of the area it covers.

[bluebell56]

Thank you for all your suggestions. I will look into them and decide which to use.

[jno]

from 1906: "THE district known as the "Dukeries," begins about twenty miles north of Nottingham, and extends about ten miles in the Worksop direction, its average width being about five miles. "

http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/nottingham1906/nottingham13.htm

Unless it's been extended since, it sounds a bit small.