England - there are hundreds of these, surprisingly. See here.
1. The Arms (Norfolk)
2. The Barony (Cheshire and OY Gurnosrkney)
3. The Bog (Shropshire)
4. The Marsh (at least seven in various counties)
5. The Pitts (Wiltshire)
6. The Rocks (Kent and Gloucestershire)
7. The Stoops (Lancashire)
8. The Throat (Berkshire)
9. The Twittocks (Gloucestershire)
10. The Yeld (Shropshire)
1. Y Barri
2. Y Crwys
3. Y Dref
4. Y Fenni (Abergavenny)
5. Y Gurnos
6. Y Hendy
7. Y Mot
8. Y Rhws
9. Y Waun
10. Yr Wyddgrug (Mold)
2 comments:
Another one is on vs in. On Cyprus. On Malta. But back to definite articles as they are required in many languages can I assume that they are archaic and the few left were just lingering when language got more locked down thru standardisation of spelling etc?
Not sure on history. Sometimes one comes in where the phrase is descriptive eg the Hague is The (Royal) Court. Standardisation certainly has its influence.
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