2006-10-01 22:48:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
And why isn't Henley under Ardlem known as Henley, and why isn't Newcastle under Lyme known as Newcastle ?
Its becaase society has decided there is another Kingston that is more important so we need to identify the lesser one.
2006-10-01 23:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Kingston upon Thames is known as Kingston!
2006-10-01 22:58:28 · answer #2 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is another Kingston which is upon Thames but just called Kingston.
2006-10-01 22:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by kerrykinsmalosevich 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prob bath and York both are very historic and tasty cities or maybe with if not in any respect been i visit imagine Durham and Lancaster being similar, my least regular might want to be Plymouth, I lived there for decades and that's an exceedingly undesirable and deprived city with a intense crime cost
2016-12-04 03:12:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it would be too easy to confuse it with Kingston-upon-Thames.
2006-10-01 23:00:44 · answer #5 · answered by JimHist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know does Kingston have a river
2006-10-01 22:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
because newcastle is upon the tyne, and its the kingstown of hull
2006-10-01 22:52:06 · answer #7 · answered by trouble 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Easy answer, They're all socialists in Hull. Don't mention the aristocracy!
2006-10-01 22:54:27 · answer #8 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
'Cos Kingston's in Jamaica!
(Clever question, this!)
2006-10-01 22:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by Songbird 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
.................and people from Holland are called Dutch not Hollish
:-) :-) :-)
2006-10-01 22:57:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋