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I really don't like the final sentence of the first paragraph of this article: "Its name is derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", probably as a result of its exposed location on the top of a hill, which means it and surrounding hamlets such as Nomansland generally suffer from poor weather for much of the year." This sentence appears to have been added by an anonymous early contributor. Neither the given derivation of the name nor the village's climate have any attribution to sources. And I can say that "poor weather for much of the year" is simply wrong - I live there! I propose to change this sentence to: 'Its name may be derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", which would fit with the village's somewhat exposed situation.' I'll give it a month before making this change, in case there are any objections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muddy selene (talk • contribs) 22:11, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]