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The origins of the village's unusual name are uncertain; however, theories include a shortening of "North Place", "Near Place" or "Nigh Place", or that the original houses of the village stood on a boundary between two parishes, neither of which would accept the village. It could also be a literary play on the word "Utopia", which comes from the Greek: οὐ ("not") and τόπος ("place") and translates as "no-place".

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If that's mad, what about Once Brewed / Twice Brewed?

A motorist arriving over the B6138 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed".

The name is different depending on which direction you come from???

[–] merde 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i think, what they meant was that you see this before that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

oh, maybe, yeah.