Why is Halfway called Halfway?

[Lestat 10]

Well?. . . it's neither here nor there really?

[carcrash 11]

I think it is because it's halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield.

[Lestat 10]

I think it is because it's halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield.

 

But in that case - everywhere would be called Halfway!

[iron_madman 10]

:loopy: :loopy:

I think it is because it's halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield.

[Heyesey 11]

It's halfway between *Rotherham* and Chesterfield; there used to be a stagecoach stopping point there.

 

And, yes, a lot of places did get called Halfway, when they were a stagecoach stopping-point half-way between two places. A search on google maps will uncover quite a few.

[MonkeyLover 10]

Maybe it is halfway between Lands End and John O Groats? There is a sign at John O Groats that says Halfway ?????? miles (I cant remember the amount of miles)

[redrobbo 10]

No, it's halfway between Sheffield and Clowne. This discussion has been covered before - but I can't locate the thread.

 

NB Midway in Derbyshire is similarly called because it is halfway between Burton-on-Trent (in Staffs) and Ashby-de-la-Zouch (in Leics).

[Jabberwocky 46]

Burton-on-Trent and Ashby-de-la-Zouch are close to me! Arent they lucky?

[Heyesey 11]

No, it's halfway between Sheffield and Clowne. This discussion has been covered before - but I can't locate the thread.

 

It's not even ON the Sheffield-Clowne road, so that's hardly relevant.

[Pilon 10]

Also, someone worked out that it is halfway between the North Pole and Timbuktu. Someone with too much time on their hands...

[Cyclone 10]

I thought it was halfway between beighton and eckington.

[pumatic 10]

I thought it was halfway between beighton and eckington.

Well it's going to be halfway between lots of pairs of places - the issue is which is the relevant pair.