Re: CITY/TOWN - off subject
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- Subject: Re: CITY/TOWN - off subject
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 07:46:41 -0700 (MST)
Carol Blais writes (3 Mar 97):
>
> Just to stand up for Graham a bit, I for one would like to know that
> a "delightful English town" I'm planning to visit is really a city, and
> may have some of the problems that cities have more of than towns
> [grammarians please forgive that lapse] - i.e., (perhaps) crime, noise;
> on the other hand, planning for a city visit envisions ease of
> transportation that might not be so available in a "town". Forewarned
> is forearmed.
Regardless of recent developments that may muddy the waters, a city in
England is basically an urban community that has had a Cathedral since the
Middle Ages. Graham's nearby town of Arundel is not a city because the
Cathedral is modern and RC, not CofE.
Please do not avoid a location in England because it is labeled a city!
These Cathedral towns are among the most charming places in the country.
Most of them are what would be considered small to medium size towns in
this country. Only Carlisle, Exeter, and Norwich, I believe, have a
population much above 100,000, and even they are far from having the
character of large cities.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
