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English Villages Trivia Quiz

England is full of villages whose names are full of history. Simply match the village to the county.

A multiple-choice quiz by Emma-Jane. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Emma-Jane

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,330

Updated
Oct 03 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2926

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which English county, also the home of Blackpool Tower, will you find the village of Foulridge? Hint

Kent

Isle-of Wight

Lancashire

West Yorkshire

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Question 2 of 10

2. The village of Botus Fleming is in a south-western county famous for butter and cream; where will you find it? Hint

Dorset

Devon

Cornwall

Somerset

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which English county, also home to Stokesay Castle, will you find the village of Knockin? Hint

Sussex

Lincolnshire

Shropshire

Cheshire

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Question 4 of 10

4. The village of Hoo St Werburgh is found in which county famed for its white cliffs? Hint

Buckinghamshire

Kent

Surrey

Cambridgeshire

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Question 5 of 10

5. You will find the village of Pulloxhill in a county that is also the home of one of the London airports, which county? Hint

Essex

Bedfordshire

Suffolk

Hertfordshire

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which English county, also known as "The Jurassic Coast" because of the many fossils to be found there, will you find the village of Beer Hackett? Hint

Dorset

Surrey

Lancashire

Herefordshire

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Question 7 of 10

7. The village of Crook can be found in a county that is full of lakes, which one? Hint

Lancashire

Derbyshire

Northumberland

Cumbria

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Question 8 of 10

8. As well as the moors in this county you will also find the village of Kirkby-Overblow. Which county am I thinking of? Hint

North Yorkshire

Cheshire

Lancashire

Cambridgeshire

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which English county could you visit Henry VIII's flagship, The Mary Rose, and also the village of Nether Wallop? Hint

Sussex

Devon

Kent

Hampshire

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Question 10 of 10

10. The village of Little Snoring is in the same county as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's holiday home of Sandringham, where the Queen spent Christmas. Which county is it? Hint

Suffolk

Norfolk

Warwickshire

Wiltshire

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which English county, also the home of Blackpool Tower, will you find the village of Foulridge?

Answer: Lancashire

Foulridge is a bronze age village dating back to 2000 BC; its name is a corruption of "Foal Ridge". Foulridge's claim to fame is a cow which fell into the canal and swam 1500 metres through a tunnel to safety. A picture of the cow adorns the wall of the "Hole-in-the-Corner" pub.

2. The village of Botus Fleming is in a south-western county famous for butter and cream; where will you find it?

Answer: Cornwall

Botus Fleming is home to the church of St Mary the Virgin, which was dedicated in 1259; apart from requiring a new roof in 1873, it's still much as it was.

3. In which English county, also home to Stokesay Castle, will you find the village of Knockin?

Answer: Shropshire

The village shop is actually called "The Knockin Shop".

4. The village of Hoo St Werburgh is found in which county famed for its white cliffs?

Answer: Kent

Usually known simply as Hoo, this historic village is home to a yew tree that is between 600 and a thousand years old.

5. You will find the village of Pulloxhill in a county that is also the home of one of the London airports, which county?

Answer: Bedfordshire

Luton airport in Bedfordshire is one of London's airports. Apparently gold has been discovered in Pulloxhill; but not enough to justify the expense of digging it up.

6. In which English county, also known as "The Jurassic Coast" because of the many fossils to be found there, will you find the village of Beer Hackett?

Answer: Dorset

The village of Beer Hackett is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Archeological finds indicate that the site of the village was inhabited in the Bronze Age or even earlier.

7. The village of Crook can be found in a county that is full of lakes, which one?

Answer: Cumbria

Crook is famous for the manufacture of bobbins and worsted cloth.

8. As well as the moors in this county you will also find the village of Kirkby-Overblow. Which county am I thinking of?

Answer: North Yorkshire

In 1379 a man Thomas de Sunderhowe lived in the parish of Kirkby -Overblow. He's not famous for anything and I got his name from the Poll Tax list. I wonder what he would think if he knew we were thinking about him now.

9. In which English county could you visit Henry VIII's flagship, The Mary Rose, and also the village of Nether Wallop?

Answer: Hampshire

Not only does the church in Nether-Wallop contain the oldest Anglo-Saxon wall paintings in the country, the village was also used to film the "Miss Marple" series for the BBC.

10. The village of Little Snoring is in the same county as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's holiday home of Sandringham, where the Queen spent Christmas. Which county is it?

Answer: Norfolk

Little Snoring was rudely awakened during the World War II when a bomber airfield was established nearby; happily it was soon allowed to get back to sleep.

Source: Author Emma-Jane

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