Talk:St Osyth

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Priory[edit]

It should be noted that St Osyth Priory is now owned by a family of property developers who are at loggerheads with the locals. Having failed to build a massive housing project in the village, they have now fenced off the Bury, a piece of land at the front of the gatehouse. This land has been freely accessible for centuries (at least since the time of Richard II) and local vigilantes have, on occasions, removed fencing that was erected without planning consent. Currently, the St Osyth Heritage Action Group (SHAG) is organising a legal challenge to the denial of access to the Bury. Related sites: http://www.stosyth.org

193.35.132.149 (talk) 18:18, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bird[edit]

What's the bird on the village sign? It looks like a Chough! Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 16:06, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Point Clear[edit]

I have proposed a split of the Point Clear Section to Point Clear, Essex. Homan's Copse talk to me My contribs 17:40, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation[edit]

Can we have a pronunciation note here? It might help explain how we got from "St Osyth" to "Toosey". Interplanet Janet, Esquire IANAL 22:30, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A reliable source is needed too.--Charles (talk) 08:10, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Answer: St Osyth in an Essex accent = St Oosyth. So, "(s)t oosy(th)". 'Toosey' was still listed as the correct pronunciation in the 1960 edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English Placenames. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Butler26 (talk • contribs) 21:00, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Driest place?[edit]

This is a bit misleading, It may be in a record book but there is no evidence peer reviewed to conventional academic and scientific standards to support this. An entry on the website run by the parish council who have a clear conflict of interest given the importance of holiday makers to the area dosn't really count. (IP comment moved from article by--Charles (talk) 13:14, 30 June 2013 (UTC))[reply]

I have added "claims to be" and an independent source. It is not clear where the rainfall records are from.--Charles (talk) 13:32, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The weather station at Warren Farm in one year recorded only 9 inches of rain, if I remember correctly, and was featured on BBC Look East. Possibly the drought year of 1976. I think the 'driest place' tag derives partly from that. However, I have seen a detailed map of British rainfall showing that the village lay within a small area also encompassing the seaward end of the Bradwell peninsula which wa indeed the driest or equal driest area of mainland Britain, on average - but over which period I'm not sure. If I find it I'll link it/log it.

A previous version of this information, listing the rainfall at 513mm, was referenced to a Met Office web page, which seems a pretty reliable source. [1] Jamse (talk) 22:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]