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Dates
On the borders of the Shire from its foundation in III 1601
Location
In the river Brandywine, some ten miles northward of the Brandywine Bridge
Race
Culture
Source
The Brandywine had its source in Lake Evendim, far to the north of the island
Outflow
The Brandywine emptied into the Great Sea hundreds of miles to the south
Pronunciation
Girdley is pronounced 'gur'dlee'
Meaning
Probably 'girdled eyot' (an 'eyot' being a river-island)

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Girdley Island

An island in the River Brandywine

Map of Girdley Island

Some ten miles to the north of the Brandywine Bridge, on the borders of the Shire's Eastfarthing, the River Brandywine split into two streams. The river ran like this for about two miles, forming a long, narrow island before the two branches rejoined and flowed on into the south. This narrow island was known as Girdley Island, a name that is never explained, but presumably derived from the fact that the island was 'girdled' by the two branches of the Brandywine. The name 'Girdley' also seems to contain the Old English element ey, meaning a small island (as in the modern word 'eyot').


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