Talk:Loggerheads, Staffordshire

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I don't think the information about the Loggerheads name is accurate, it may require updating. --HM2K 00:34, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedias own article describes the term "Loggerhead" as... an 18th century tool for reheating drinks. It consists of an iron cylinder about 2 cm. in diameter and 5 cm. long affixed to an iron or wooden rod. It is used by first putting it in the fire until it is heated red, then the red-hot metal is plugned into a cup containing the cold drink... if this is the case then it would surely come as no surprise that a "loggerhead" should be associated with a Pub or Hostelry?

Having lived there when I was young I can tell you that no one is too sure where the name came from, but one other possibility which is the one I was always told, is that because the village is at the edge of three county's (shropshire, staffordshire, cheshire) there was a disagreement as to which county should be responsible for it and were "at loggerheads" over who's it was. I can also vouch for the pub sign as it's something I remember well, but I'm fairly sure the original meaning comes from a disagreement.

[edit] Etymology & article expansion.

I have commented out this section until sources are found for it. This article is OK, but needs expansion. Sources are the first thing that we need to look for.

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--Solumeiras ^talk 19:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)