(21 Jan 2015, 9:18 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote @Robert - haha.

I've got a few friends (I say 'friends', I prefer acquaintance - being brought up in a nice household I don't like the idea of being associated with the place!) from Lumley (none of them ever say 'Great Lumley', if you're wondering! ).

The majority are unbelievable...

I sometimes just refer to it as Lumley but at the same time, you always get one 'mr get it right' that insists that it should be called by its proper name so i just do that anyway. I suppose cutting place names short isnt a good idea all the time. Especially with Chester and Chester (when they're not from the area).