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> "Whatevertown-upon-Rivername." "Upon-sea", actually, but yes.

• QAPereo 9y ago
  Oh they're seas?! I always (wrongly I guess) assumed that they were all rivers, like Tine, Avon, that kind of thing.
  • jwdunne 9y ago
    No that's right. Parent meant "Weston super mare" literally means "Weston upon sea", not that Upon is reserved for seas.
    • QAPereo 9y ago
      Oh, I'm a goober, thanks for the explanation.
• jwdunne 9y ago
  Ah, to clear confusion, here's some bits on Upon: Kingston upon Thames Newcastle upon Tyne Stratford upon Avon Berwick upon Tweed These are all rivers. Here's a cheat sheet to decipher British names: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in_place_names_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Ireland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in_pla... Usually translates to something mundane. Weston literally means "West Town". EDIT: Got confused by parent wording - upon is used for the river but the above comment is correct: Weston super mare means "Weston upon sea", not that upon is reserved for seas