Pagan Papers

Of course, "The Rudge" is an extreme case, but this endearing personality on the roads is real. It is a feature of the older rural roads that developed from the first ancient tracks. The town's name, which combines a Roman or Saxon suffix with a British base, has several clues. Three hundred years ago, in better times, mariners from Bristol City peered out from the prows of their ships and weren't sure if the land they could see was maybe Jerusalem or Madagascar. Thinking about what America...