Talk:St Olaves

Suffolk?[edit]

According to all the sources I see, St Olaves is in Norfolk, not Suffolk. See, for example, the Ordnance Survey Landranger OL40 map. Or the entry for the parish of Fritton and St. Olaves in the spreadsheet of Norfolk parishes at [[1].

This is one of several articles I've seen recently dubiously attributing Norfolk places to Suffolk. See for example the article on the River Yare, which I'm pretty sure never encounters Suffolk. I'm not sure whether the boundaries have changed, somebody has been careless, or we have been subjected to some pretty subtle vandalism. Anybody know?. -- Chris j wood 19:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(1) I concur.
The road-border between Norfolk & Suffolk is clearly signposted, together with a noticeable change in metalled surface, about a half-mile to the South of St Olaves on the Somerleyton Road.
The Yare is a Norfolk river, while the Waveney (a southern tributary to the Yare) effects much of the border between Norfolk and Suffolk.

(2) Earliest maps refer to "St Olaves" by that name, then for a brief preiod the name "St Tooleys" appears on O.S. maps (ref British Museum map-room), before reverting again to "St Olaves".
Very little other reference to "Tooley" exists.
St Olave's Grammar School, now in Orpington, Kent, moved there on 1st Jan 1968 from its previous address in Tooley Street, Bermondsey, London !
Anybody any comments to add/explain ?

--Ben Falat 02:53, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The name of Tooley Street, London is thought to be a corruption of St Olave's. The school was established there in 1571, and I have a vague feeling it was named after a local church. I can get access to the official history of the school and check, but not until after Easter. CarolGray 09:04, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aha! I thought I'd seen it here somewhere... see Southwark#Urbanisation and Bermondsey#11th century. CarolGray 11:07, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]