纽约

Ever fancied a trip to New York? Palestine? California? Maybe you want to enjoy the sights of Hollywood or soak up the grandeur of Egypt?It might be easier than you think - as all of them are right here in the UK. There are villages throughout the UK named after iconic locations throughout the world.
是不是想要去纽约?巴勒斯坦?加利福利亚?还是想亲眼看看好莱坞和埃及?也许这比你想象的要简单——因为它们都在英国。英国不少小镇有着和世界著名景点有着相同的名字。

A road sign points the way to New York, in Tyne and Wear in the North East of England.
英格兰东北部泰恩-威尔郡:指向纽约的路标

纽约

The original reason for the name of New York is not known, but it is thought that it may be connected to the once dominant coal mining industry in the area.
这里取名叫纽约的原因尚不清楚,可能是因为这里的煤矿工业曾经占据主导地位。

好莱坞

The small village of Hollywood south of the city of Birmingham, is located in the county of Worcestershire
地处英国伍斯特郡伯明翰南部的小村庄:好莱坞

好莱坞

Passengers wait for a bus in Hollywood. It's name is thought to derive from an abundance of Holly bushes.
乘客们在好莱坞等车。村庄因盛产冬青树而得名。

费城

A road sign explains the history of the village in Tyne and Wear.
路牌上写着泰恩-威尔郡费城的历史

费城

The village was named after Philadelphia in the U.S. after the British captured the city during the American War of Independence.
美国独立战争期间,这个村庄被纳入英国,因此以美国费城命名

莫斯科

Moscow in the county Ayrshire
艾尔郡的莫斯科

直布罗陀

A road sign points the way to the tiny hamlet of Gibraltar
指向直布罗陀村庄的路标

巴勒斯坦

Locals believe Palestine in Hampshire, was part of the 'Land fit for Heroes' scheme for helping former First World War soldier
当地人相信汉普郡的巴勒斯坦是为一战军人设立的”英雄乐土“

加州

California, in the county of Norfolk, got it's name in the 1840s when some 16th century gold coins were found on the beach during the time of the California gold rush in America
诺福克郡村庄加利福里亚十九世纪四十年代得名。当时美国加州掀起一股”淘金热“,在村庄的沙滩上正好又找到了十六世纪的金币。

加州

California soul food
加利福利亚的灵魂食物

荷兰

Not a tulip in sight: The village of Holland lies south of Oxted
没有一朵郁金香:英国奥克斯特德的村庄荷兰

荷兰

Dispatch from Holland
从荷兰寄件

百慕大

A road sign welcomes visitors in Bermuda, Warwickshire
欢迎游客们来到英国沃里克郡百慕大的路标

百慕大

the village of Bermuda was named for former Governor of Bermuda Edward Newdegate
百慕大村庄为纪念前百慕大总督爱德华而命名

埃及

Egypt is a hamlet in Buckinghamshire
白金汉郡的埃及

埃及

Locals think the name derived from a time when there was a gypsy encampment in the area
这里曾经有一个吉普赛营地,当地人认为村庄就是那时候得名的。

佛罗伦萨

Florence, in the county of Staffordshire
史塔福郡的佛罗伦萨

哥伦比亚

The name Columbia was given to the village in the county of Tyne and Wear for it's proximity to Washington
哥伦比亚小镇坐落于英国泰恩-威尔郡,因靠近华盛顿得名

哥伦比亚

Caroline Bone makes a sandwich at T&I Catering in Columbia, England
英格兰哥伦比亚的T&I餐厅,店员卡洛琳正在做三明治