i belive new york is named after our york in england
what i would like to know is exactly how many place names are the same in england and america.
2006-07-03 01:51:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
1000's. Literally. Especially if you are looking at New England or the Chesapeake regions of the U.S. Those areas were settled primarily by English settlers. The English settlers named their new homes after their old homes in England. A bit of info: New York was originally New Amsterdam but the name was changed when England got the territory from the Netherlands. See? Even the Dutch did it!
2006-07-03 03:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
New Jersey comes to mind. Also counties in New Jersey are Sussex and Essex. Then there is New London, Connecticut. These are just a few that come to mind off the top of my head. I am sure there are many more. I hope you get a lot of answers. I will be watching.
I thought of another one, Bristol,Pennsylvania!
2006-07-03 09:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's Washington (Tyne & Wear, W. Sussex, Washington State, Washington D.C.), Boston (Lincolnshire & Massachussets), Birmingham (W.Midlands & Alabama), Denver (Norfolk & Colorado) to name a few.
2006-07-03 09:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by k² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a town here near Asheville, N.C. The town is Leicester (pronounced Lester), also a town in England named Leicester
2006-07-03 09:38:54 · answer #4 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a washington in Tyne and Wear. There is also a village called New York in Tyne and Wear.
2006-07-03 08:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by MissBehave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is a Sheffield in the US! As well as here in england.
2006-07-03 17:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New Hampshire
2006-07-03 09:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by kbraner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know there is a liverpool in the states, and possibly new hampshire, was named after hampshire over here
2006-07-03 09:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by Angel666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
new hampshire and new jersey are both named after english places
2006-07-03 09:00:11 · answer #9 · answered by monkeynuts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is way too many to name
2006-07-08 08:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋