Cryptic clues = station name

[Calthrop]

Hairmyres??

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Hairmyres??

Not there, I'm afraid.

 

[GusB]

This is a bit of a stab in the dark - Manea?

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

This is a bit of a stab in the dark - Manea?

Not there, sorry.

Think about synonyms for 'severe'.

 

[neilmc]

Woodmansterne?

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Woodmansterne?

That's it! Well done!

Severe = Stern
Copse = Wood
Horse's neck hair = Mane

Unjumble the three words and migrate the 'e' in 'mane' to the end of the word and you get Woodmansterne!

 

[neilmc]

Try this:

A sad lad ranging around GB may pass through here - although he might use a MCard instead!

 

[DanTrain]

Ben Rhydding?

 

[neilmc]

Ben Rhydding?

I see where you're coming from but, no, its not Ben Rhydding. It's an anagram.

 

[DanTrain]

Sandal & Agbrigg?

 

[neilmc]

You got it Dan. Too many as and gs to be anywhere else!

 

[DanTrain]

Thanks - give this one a go:

Yorkshire Shepherds sing Christmas Carols in field somewhere in the South-West.

 

[DanTrain]

Seems there's no takers! Hint: the station is served by SWR

 

[neilmc]

Bradford-on-Avon?? Struggling with the Yorkshire link.

 

[DanTrain]

Bradford-on-Avon?? Struggling with the Yorkshire link.

No, it has to do with Christmas Carols, in particular one sung to a Yorkshire tune...

 

[neilmc]

This is difficult but I think I have it! Cranbrook, near Exeter - for the non-churchgoers, Cranbrook is the music of "Ilkley Moor Baht' At" but was originally sung to "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" although this is very rarely sung to this tune today, and I only got it because we actually sang the carol to this tune at church as a novelty this year! The Cranbrook pertaining to the music is actually in Kent. I'd better be right after all that ...

 

[Nighthawke]

Interesting - not a church-goer but was an organist many years ago but never played or sung it to that tune, although have heard it once or twice.

If Yorkshire hadn't been mentioned then Winchester would have applied to the same carol (being the more familiar tune).

 

[DanTrain]

This is difficult but I think I have it! Cranbrook, near Exeter - for the non-churchgoers, Cranbrook is the music of "Ilkley Moor Baht' At" but was originally sung to "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" although this is very rarely sung to this tune today, and I only got it because we actually sang the carol to this tune at church as a novelty this year! The Cranbrook pertaining to the music is actually in Kent. I'd better be right after all that ...

Indeed so... it’s sung quite a bit round Sheffield area, the other even more cryptic Yorkshire reference! (http://www.localcarols.org.uk/ is an intresting read if you want to know more). While Shephards can be sung to any one of at least 6 different tunes...’Liverpool’ would have been another answer without the Yorkshire refernce!

Your floor

 

[neilmc]

What happens when you pass the driving test? You can move from a Northern city to a Lincolnshire village!

 

[DanTrain]

Stallingborough?

 

[neilmc]

Nope. I'll give another clue tomorrow if nobody gets it.

 

[backontrack]

Barrow Haven?

 

[Karl]

Prestonpans?

 

[neilmc]

Neither of those. When you pass your driving test what do you LOSE rather than add on?

 

[Nighthawke]

Lancaster - lose the L as in L-plates - gives Ancaster (Boston to Nottingham line).

 

[neilmc]

Spot on, Nighthawke - your floor.

 

[Nighthawke]

Sorry missed your reply until now. Thanks for the confirmation - took me a while!

Can I make this open floor please as I cannot guarantee time to monitor the thread.

Thanks

 

[Calthrop]

Gawk, maty ! Deep briar... muddlesome parrot's words to his interior-country explorer owner

 

[DanTrain]

Tame Bridge Parkway?

 

[Calthrop]

Tame Bridge Parkway?

That's right: it's "a Nanagram". Your floor.