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The nickname is used by white and Asian people alike, and came to many people's attention in the film East is East. [32] [33] "Bruddersford" – name coined by J. B. Priestley for his fictional portrayals of Bradford. [34] [35] "Curry Capital of Britain" or simply "Curry Capital" – a title gained by the city's rich history with curry.
Bullocks (the original name was Bullock Smithy), [47] Nutters Hedon Shoulders (collective) Henfield Chicken-runners, Free-Range-Chickens Heswall Hezzies Hereford Ciderheads Hertford Her-farts [48] Heywood Monkeys [49] Higham Ferrers Ferrets High Wycombe
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Middlesbrough Football Club (/ ˈ m ɪ d əl z b r ə / ⓘ MID-əlz-brə) is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
The term was referred to by Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP, Tom Blenkinsop, in the House of Commons, and was recorded in Hansard, in July 2011. [ 5 ] [ 1 ] Smoggies has occasional use as a nickname for Middlesbrough F.C. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 7 ] In 2013 the Cleveland Art Society organised a major exhibition of the works of local artists ...
Middlesbrough, which became known by its nickname "Ironopolis", was visited in 1862 by then prime minister William Ewart Gladstone who said "This remarkable place, the youngest child of England's enterprise, is an infant, but if an infant, an infant Hercules" By the 1870s steel, a much stronger and more resilient metal, was in big demand and ...
List of nicknames in Philippine entertainment; List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines; List of nicknames of philosophers; List of poker playing card nicknames; Nicknames of politicians and personalities in Quebec; List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada
The following is a list of adjectival forms of cities in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these cities.. Demonyms ending in -ese are the same in the singular and plural forms.