Aussie_Brit wrote:I would like to make a suggestion if I may.
For those of us who live OS. I wonder if we could have maps to show various areas of the UK?
eg: The Black Country...I have looked at the towns and villages but I am still in the dark as to where it actually is!
My ancestors came from Scotland and moved down through England finally settling in Essex. We have had mention of South Hetton and South Shields in the tree but where are these places? Maps would certainly be an invaluable tool.
Hi Aussie Britt as Pete says if you go to the Counties section and go to Worcestershire and Staffordshire we have added the following info about the Black Country area...
Other towns in the County of Staffordshire with regional dialect/accent etc :-BLACK COUNTRYan area that used to straddle Staffs, Worcs and in 1841 ish Shrops
Towns and villages in this area include as a guide only!.....parts of the city of Wolverhampton, and the towns of:
Bilston, Blackheath, Brierley Hill, Coseley, Cradley, Darlaston, Dudley, Gornal, Great Bridge, Halesowen, Lye, Netherton, Oldbury, Old Hill, Quarry bank, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Stourbridge, Tipton, Walsall, Warley, Wednesbury, Wednesfield, West Bromwich, Willenhall, Wordsley.
Maps of the Black CountryAbout the Black Country - bit of info and some useful linksBlack Country Dialect Dictionary
Dialect Dictionary of words 1Dialect Dictionary of words 2and this one is brill and the T. shirts aint bad either!
Black Country Alphabet songBlack Country Sayings/Phrases
Black Country SayingsBlack Country Speech-(actual spoken word/or songs in the accent and dialect)
well it sounds similar.... Himley Staffs and this is near Black Country Translation
Black Country TranslationBlack Country Recipes
A selection of typical Black Country Fayre