Even the English once starved. There's a market town southeast of Heathrow, complete with river, named Hungerford. The historic event which presumably led to the name is not inscribed in tradition. Plus, it's too English for the Scots. Enjoy the book. Harold Hungerford Land-of-Plenty, CA On Nov 16, 2004, at 2:52 PM, David Ritchie wrote: > There was plenty of hunger, there were fords, why no Hungerfords? > > David Ritchie > Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html