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BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Roads named after Discworld books
news.bbc.co.uk - 4/6/2009
BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Roads named after Discworld books
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Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett has unveiled road names at a new housing estate in Somerset which were named after the fictional world. Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road are included in a list named in honour of the comic fantasy novels at the Kingwell Rise development in Wincanton. On ...

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Housing Estate With A Discworld Theme
blog.fph.co.uk - 4/7/2009
Housing Estate With A Discworld Theme
— blog.fph.co.uk — Terry Pratchett travelled to Wincanton in Somerset yesterday to unveil some Discworld-themed road names at a new housing estate, reports bbc.co.uk . The Kingwell Rise development will include such road names as Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine ... (more) Housing Estate With A Discworld Theme

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Housing Estate With A Discworld Theme
SFX — Terry Pratchett travelled to Wincanton in Somerset yesterday to unveil some Discworld-themed road names at a new housing estate, reports bbc.co.uk . The Kingwell Rise development will include such road names as Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road. Residents voted for the winning names from a shortlist of 14 provided by Terry himself. Wincanton was officially twinned with Discworld’s city of Ankh-Morpork in 2002. How long before Wincanton builds an Unseen University?

The Discworld Comes to...Somerset?
The Wertzone — The Somerset town of Wincanton was officially 'twinned' with the Discworld city of Ankh-Morpork in 2002. The town's ties with the fictional city were strengthened when a new housing estate, Kingwell Rise, had several streets named after streets in Ankh-Morpork. Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road are among the new street names unveiled by Sir Terry Pratchett himself. ...

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