Talk:Thornbury, South Gloucestershire

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[edit] Baby with the bathwater?

The following was added by 82.32.209.47 to the "other attractions" section, and then Maybe that should go back in. Or maybe Hector Maclaine is a made-up name. Anyone know which?—GraemeMcRae^talk 21:08, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Hello, it was me that added the bit about the fountain. It is true, honest. You can check on the town council's website at: http://www.thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk/things_to_see_and_do.htm And I'm annoyed that people keep messing around with the page. Who is this Craig anyway? (about 22:15 GMT, 27th October)

Ok, the fountain stuff is back in the article. Its a mystery why vandals spend so much effort. It's not hard to revert their mischeif, but unfortunately some good edits get accidentally swept away. I'm glad we caught this one.—GraemeMcRae^talk 22:55, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Similar things happen to the article about my home town. Basically, it is down to the local schoolkids who had nothing better to do in IT lessons than go on Wikipedia and mess up articles. I am told that it is no longer possible to access Wikipedia from the school computers. Guy 15:01, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thornbury's 'suburbs'

I'm from Thornbury and I've never before come across the idea of the town having named districts. It's possible that Morton (a hamlet since absorbed by Thornbury's housing estates) is still regarded as a distinct place by older residents who lived in the town before its post-war expansion. (This expansion hasn't yet reached Upper and Lower Morton, which are still physically separate hamlets just outside the town.) But I've never encountered Thornbury Park anywhere except on OS maps, where it seems to be applied to the fields behind the castle.

Does anyone else have any opinions on this? James von Mann 13:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)