Talk:Wantage
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Needs tidying up
[edit]Why is there a big white space? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.131.156.105 (talk) 14:56, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
Black Wantage
[edit]The name could also come from the residue from the old tannery (where Waitrose car-park now stands) fouling the local streets. The Fat Contrator 15:03, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
- All of the references I've ever come across refer to "Black" Wantage as being so-named because of the association with smugglers and other criminals. Do you have a reference for the tannery assocation?
- I don't see a reference to "Golden Wantage", which was also one of the town's historical names.
- The article could do with more information on the occupations by Romans and Anglo-Saxons (including an overview of Roman and Saxon ruins, especially the recent discovery of a villa at what is now Marns Hey), the dye works, the effect of the resurrection of some of the waterways in the area, and sections on schools serving the town (both historic and present day). AncientBrit 19:19, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Reference to Black Wantage: Not online. There is a book in the library (I'll dig it out next time in town) that refers to this but unfortunately I can't remember the name. One of the reasons I didn't change the article. I've never heard the term 'Golden Wantage'. The Fat Contrator 15:00, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- I did a quick search on Google Books and came up with a few references that are accessible, if that helps. Likewise for Black Wantage and the association with economic depression and crime. AncientBrit (talk) 17:21, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Developments
[edit]The section on Developments has not had citations for verifications added, so perhaps should be re-written or removed SovalValtos (talk) 12:45, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
'decreasing river'
[edit]Does anyone have a source for it being 'generally thought' that the name means 'decreasing river'? The only places I can find this are presumably referencing Wikipedia as they were created after the edit. The article previously said it meant 'dog river' (no source for that I can find either) but was changed without explanation back in 2006. Amsel-Rabbitholer (talk) 20:56, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
- Have found a source and changed the listed meaning! Amsel-Rabbitholer (talk) 22:07, 1 August 2025 (UTC)