Twitten, alley or ginnel? by judithg

Twitten, alley or ginnel?

A quick diary shot from my visit to Sussex. I had to wait half an hour for a lateral flow test result at the nursing home before I could take the suitcases in and pack up dad’s room so I wandered into the village. There are beautiful views of the South Downs from there but I had to stop and chuckle at this sign. “Twitten” is a very Sussex word. In Lancashire where I grew up alleyways were called ginnels but in Sussex they are Twittens - this one was a little leafy passage at the back of some gardens - quite generous to give it a street sign!

Weather: beautiful sunny day
Covid: still very much influencing the care home environment.
Good thing: really very lovely care home staff.
In our village we have a 'The Gas' for our alleyway
June 17th, 2021  
It gets a street sign too but is just a path between two gardens
June 17th, 2021  
I love all the different names for alleyways. In York, we used to call them Snickelways.
June 17th, 2021  
@newbank ooh that’s a new one!
June 17th, 2021  
@casablanca interesting! I think I may have heard snicken but that’s new to me!
June 17th, 2021  
Snickelways and snickets too - ahh, love the English language ;-)
June 17th, 2021  
@blightygal ah yes snicket not snicken - I'm mixing up the two words!
June 17th, 2021  
New seen a sign with that written on before and I’ve been a Sussex girl (I am using the term very loosely) most of my life!!
June 17th, 2021  
I didn't know that word. Nice one!!
June 20th, 2021  
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