FabSwingers.com forum: Your home town

By *tanley Funseeker OP Man
over a year ago

stanley

Post a lesser known , unique or super cool fact about your home town

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

Inventor of Radar hails from here

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds

What is believed to be the oldest piece of film ever made was shot in Leeds by Louis Ls Prince

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

Home of Basil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Willenhall... was once known as Humpshire due to humpbacks.

Humpback were common in Willenhall due to the lock industries apprentices who would be sitting over lock parts filing them

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Home to the biggest brick structure in western Europe and the World's longest viaduct at the time of construction.

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By *ammskiMan
over a year ago

lytham st.annes

I was at primary school when they filmed a story about the war and all the windows had tape put across them,I actually live there now so you could say I,ve come home to roost,_ammski

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By *tanley Funseeker OP Man
over a year ago

stanley

Fantastic start folks loving all these

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another was during the war all the houses down a certain street had no windows due to bombings... all except one... which happened to be my grandparents.

My grandma told me the only reason they still had windows is because my grandad "never did bother" to reputty them so they just shook instead of shattering! Haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I grew up in a quiet rural village but from such a humble (and small) environment a global celebrity was also brought up. A few years apart so our paths never (knowingly) crossed.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

In the 2007 federal election it was part of the second time in Australian history where a sitting Prime Minister lost his seat. (Before that it happened in 1929)

... Where I grew up is super uninteresting and this was a stretch, man

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

It is the biggest container port in the UK and the busiest in Europe.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It had an unexpected 747 landing one Christmas

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By *valanche1001Man
over a year ago

Leeds

"It had an unexpected 747 landing one Christmas "

Dark dude, very dark

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By *aftSpunkMan
over a year ago

Motherwell

We have the world record for the longest echo in a man-made structure in our town. It is all that remains from the palace that was built beside it.

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

It has me as a resident

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By *inkyropecoupleCouple
over a year ago

carluke

The railway track at the local station runs exactly north to south for about a mile each way

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By *eathrow pineappleCouple
over a year ago

Hounslow

Dick turpin used to go cruising around it a fair bit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Famous Marbles

Mrs Y

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It has the first street in the world to have streetlights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Famous for The Specials and two tone music, Jaguar cars and the legend of Lady Godiva.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also when I was a kid there was plane crash here (which is true) and I was told the pilots head rolled across the road (probably not true)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Famous for The Specials and two tone music, Jaguar cars and the legend of Lady Godiva. "

I get depressed just thinking about that City.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Famous for The Specials and two tone music, Jaguar cars and the legend of Lady Godiva.

I get depressed just thinking about that City."

I like living here

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By *inkedKuntsCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

The home of mushy peas (some might not thanks us for that)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Famous for The Specials and two tone music, Jaguar cars and the legend of Lady Godiva.

I get depressed just thinking about that City.

I like living here

I was born there, tbf I haven't been back since the 90's. Has it changed much?

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By *eathrow pineappleCouple
over a year ago

Hounslow

"The home of mushy peas (some might not thanks us for that)"
love'em

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By *wistedsoul35Man
over a year ago

cumbria

Known for building submarines

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Famous for snow stopping a cricket match in June,the largest indoor riding stables and freestanding dome(Duke of Devonshire's,at the time),apple trees don't fruit-too cold for the blossom to set,Roman spring water baths,the highest market Square in England and two of the most dangerous roads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Famous for The Specials and two tone music, Jaguar cars and the legend of Lady Godiva.

I get depressed just thinking about that City.

I like living here

I was born there, tbf I haven't been back since the 90's. Has it changed much?

The city centre has changed a lot. I like the community I live in, where I work and I am close to some of my family that remain here and I’m never bored, always something to do. The only thing I don’t like is the knife crime seems to be a big problem.

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By *recian2000Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Famous for its pattern.

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

I could tell you facts about where I grew up but it would pin point my home to a very fine degree

Got to keep the stalkers guessing y'know

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have a very big hill.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Famous for The Specials and two tone music, Jaguar cars and the legend of Lady Godiva.

I get depressed just thinking about that City.

I like living here

I was born there, tbf I haven't been back since the 90's. Has it changed much?

"I think knife crime is a problem in every UK city. I still haven't recovered from being forced to go to Highfield Road every other week. If that isn't child abuse, then I don't know what is

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By *odkajemWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Liverpool has some little known subterranean tunnels constructed around 200 years ago and there are lots of theories but nobody knows for a fact why!

Very quirky place and worth a visit if you're ever in these parts www.williamsontunnels.co.uk/

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By *mDeethatsmeWoman
over a year ago

Bucks

Slough ~ it’s shit

Here’s a fact about Slough

‘Station Jim’

There is a stuffed dog which stands proudly in a glass case on Platform 5 at Slough train station.

The dog was a canine collector for the Great Western Railway Widows and Orphans Fund from 1894 until his death in 1896.

After his death, he was placed on display in a glass case with a money box to allow collection for the fund after his death.

Station Jim was brought to the railway station aged three months old and when he was small, he was carried in the railway's porter’s pocket.

He was first taught to use the footbridge rather than crossing the rails which he continued to do until his death.

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By *eethoven99Man
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Anagram of 'Wanker'

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

It's a shit hole.

Luckily I escaped.

Mrs

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By *lueDressWoman
over a year ago

Bath

An unexploded World War Two bomb was found in Bath in 2016 – I lived here at the time!

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By *ildmanYorksMan
over a year ago

Doncaster & Bembridge

Birthplace of Kevin Keegan, musicians John Parr and John McLaughlin, singer

ex One Direction Louis Tomlinson, actress Diana Rigg and where the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard were built

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The Laurel and Hardy film (Stan & Ollie) was partially filmed here.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

The man who invented walking comes from here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dick turpin used to go cruising around it a fair bit. "

Gotta love the Green Man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't know my immediate area that well.. but in Birmingham - Ready Player One (Spielberg Film) was filmed around Digbeth and Spaghetti Junction (Well, underneath)

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By *ames_HertsMan
over a year ago

North Hertfordshire

It's where I'm from!

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

The British arm of Guide Dogs for the Blind association was founded right where my flat now sits.

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By *mDeethatsmeWoman
over a year ago

Bucks

" and I was told the pilots head rolled across the road (probably not true) "

I laughed at that harder than I should have

I’m going to Hell for that . . .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The battle wasn't actually here, it was up the road in a place we call battle.

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By *ovetolick78Man
over a year ago

The Shire

Its beef cattle are the most common around the world.

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By *eddesMan
over a year ago

Bridge of Weir

Gerry Rafferty lived in the nearest village to me for a while to compose/song-write as it was a dry village.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have an academy award winning Director from here.

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

The great Dylan Thomas was born and grew up 5 mins from where we live ..He also wrote a lot of his earlier poems in my local park…

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By *KloganMan
over a year ago

Ramsbottom

When I moved here I realised that the tiny village up the hill is referred to as “upper ramsbottom” which still tickles me years later…

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By *KloganMan
over a year ago

Ramsbottom

"We have an academy award winning Director from here.

I didn’t know that?

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Blackbeard the Pirate....

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By *essica FlabbitWoman
over a year ago

west midlands/shropshire

it's medieval town walls. Tenby.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

The most populated town in England without a railway line.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have an academy award winning Director from here.

I didn’t know that? "

There’s hope for us all I suppose.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I moved here I realised that the tiny village up the hill is referred to as “upper ramsbottom” which still tickles me years later…

I went up there the other day.

The hill!!!!!

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

George Formby is buried in its graveyard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just googled. Absolutely nothing of interest but next village down from brands hatch lol

Danish x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If we are talking where we live now, Scientology is massive lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It has a gold mine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The town clerk missed an o out of the name when the town was created and the misspelt name has stood ever since

Mr y

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The home of Greggs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great cricketer Fred Truman was born here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

H G Wells was born here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hi op

Folca's stone... Folkestone named after Folca.

We date back to prehistoric times.. When diplodocus was dipping sauce into teradactyl

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By *ortyairCouple
over a year ago

Wallasey

Guide dogs for the blind started here, Mrs x

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

Its the capital city of the rhubarb triangle.

Also Jane McDonald is from nearby.

Miss

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By *orace99Man
over a year ago

York

"Dick turpin used to go cruising around it a fair bit. "

Dick Turpin is buried here....

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

Has more canals than Venice

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

First train left here to go to Stockton, or was it vice versa?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Banks brewery, the smell of hops was something else

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Reading is often used as a testing ground for restaurants so we get a lot of chains starting here.

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By *yreGuy99Man
over a year ago

Somewhere in Moria

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy stayed in a local hotel

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By *tanley Funseeker OP Man
over a year ago

stanley

"First train left here to go to Stockton, or was it vice versa? "

Stephenson’s Rocket

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Northampton was once the capital of England for nearly 200 years ..

And a bonus fact .. We have applied for City Status three times since 2000 and failed every time

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By *cott73Man
over a year ago

brighton

"It is the biggest container port in the UK and the busiest in Europe. "

You had me at container port....

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By *rettygoodMan
over a year ago

Whitwick

An article in the independent (I think) once described it as follows;

"Coalville isn't the end of the world, but you can certainly see it from there."

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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago

Leigh-on-Sea

The ship that took the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620, The Mayflower, was built here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apparently it's now the most popular open air music venue in the UK

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Pocahontas is buried there and there is a statue of her as well.

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By *elkieWoman
over a year ago

Durham

Home of English mustard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The ship that took the Pilgrims to the new world sailed from The Haven. The car park where the memorial is often used by doggers.

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By *yreGuy99Man
over a year ago

Somewhere in Moria

It's written in the Doomsday book.

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

It used to be the capital of England

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

There's a crater on the moon named after it

Tinder

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By *smith87Man
over a year ago

totton

Mines were Derrick bird (serial killer) started killing so not great at all

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

There is a 99 verse song about the place.

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By *riving_Home_For_MimiWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Tommy was filmed here, they used South Parade Pier and the Kings Theatre.

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