The Alma

[IggyB]

Alma seems to appear in many road and pub names - but what is an Alma?

[Pinotage]

Not an 'an', but an 'it' - its a river in the Crimea where a major battle took place in 1854, resulting in a victory for the British and a Victoria Cross being won.

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Roads & pubs named Alma and Sebastopol are good indications for dating when they were built. See http://www.rickard.karoo.net/articles/battles_alma
.html

[JohnPPotts]

It's also Latin for bountiful or nourishing (as in the expression "alma mater" - bountiful mother).