Place names - Bar

lankeela | 21:39 Wed 09th Sep 2009 | Phrases & Sayings

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As you travel north on the A1 there are a lot of places called 'something Bar', where does this come from and what is the significance of Bar?

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It is usually evidence that the road at that point had a toll-gate or barrier.

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Thanks, that would make sense.

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