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Profile: Anthony Poulton-Smith

About This Author

Author of 89 books, speaker at nearly 700 events, ghost writer, voiceover artist, editor, proofreader, etymologist, compiler of quizzes and puzzles. Chair of Tamworth Literary Festival, Chair of the League of Friends of Tamworth Hospitals, Chair of Tamworth History Group, President of the Friends of Tamworth Castle and Museum, Volunteer at Tamworth Talking Newspaper. Enjoys reading, travel, quizzes - can never resist a challenge!

This Author's Books

Bedfordshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? Which town is named for being alongside ‘the stream of winding water plants’ or ‘where honey is gathered’? How ....
ISBN: 9781786103710
Published: 30 November 2015
Berkshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Why would a river name mean ‘to turn aside’? Were cooks really living at Cookham? Was Wargrave known as the burial place for soldiers? And why would a river name mean ....
ISBN: 9781786102782
Published: 2 November 2015
Bloody History of Tamworth and Lichfield
Here we find the most vile, filthy, horrific, abhorrent, gory, bloody, and disgusting elements of the histories of South Staffordshire's most important settlements and the surrounding villages. Gruesome in its gory detail, it examines murders and assaults....
ISBN: 9781835973431
Published: 15 December 2024
Coaching Routes of Derbyshire
Join former coachman John Wheeler on a tour of Derbyshire. The year is 1838 and, with his career is coming to an end, he is a passenger on a series of coaches. John leaves Tamworth and in clockwise circuit of Leicestershire and Rutland to visit some old h....
ISBN: 9781803023243
Published: 3 February 2022
Coaching Routes of Leicestershire
Join former coachman John Wheeler on a tour of Leicestershire and Rutland. The year is 1838 and, with his career is coming to an end, he is a passenger on a series of coaches. John leaves Tamworth and in clockwise circuit of Leicestershire and Rutland to ....
ISBN: 9781803022574
Published: 11 November 2021
Coaching Routes of Staffordshire
Join former coachman John Wheeler on a tour of Staffordshire's coach routes. The year is 1837 and, with his career is coming to an end, he is a passenger on a series of coaches. John leaves Tamworth and heads to Burslem to see the latest addition to the f....
ISBN: 9781839453434
Published: 17 June 2020
Coaching Routes of Warwickshire
Join former coachman John Wheeler on a tour of Warwickshire's coach routes. The year is 1837 and, with his career is coming to an end, he is a passenger on a series of coaches. John leaves Tamworth and takes a clockwise circuit of Warwickshire to visit so....
ISBN: 9781839459627
Published: 13 July 2021
Cornwall Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Why would anywhere be named Cargo? Which of the lakes is named for it being ‘leafy’? Was glass indeed produced at Ravenglass? And does Penny Bridge refer to the toll?Within these pages author....
ISBN: 9781786102652
Published: 28 October 2015
Cumbria Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Why would anywhere be named Cargo? Which of the lakes is named for it being ‘leafy’? Was glass indeed produced at Ravenglass? And does Penny Bridge refer to the toll?Within these pages author....
ISBN: 9781786102645
Published: 28 October 2015
English River Names
Ever wondered where the names of our rivers originate? Many have flowed along their present courses since the last Ice Age. Have they kept the names by which they were known when the first settlers returned to the newly ice-free land? Hardly any river is ....
ISBN: 9781786100306
Published: 11 August 2015
Essex Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? Which place was named for being ‘the place where guests are welcome’? Where is ‘the community wood’? And why wo....
ISBN: 9781786102829
Published: 2 November 2015
Ghosts Around Birmingham
Join author Anthony Poulton-Smith on a ghostly tour in and around Birmingham. Known as Brummagem, the Second City, the City of a Thousand Trades, it is also the home to numerous stories which have defied explanation. Policemen, painters, nurses, motorists....
ISBN: 9781803023250
Published: 24 January 2022
Ghosts Around Warwickshire
Join author Anthony Poulton-Smith on a ghostly tour of Warwickshire, Meet Sir Fulke Greville, Moll Bloxham, St Editha, Lord Carington, Nicholas Brome, King Offa, monks, nuns, campanologists, knights, coaches, bicycles, several cats, dogs, horses, and even....
ISBN: 9781803023236
Published: 1 February 2022
Hertfordshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? Which place was named for being the ‘ridge haunted by a goblin’? Which town was named for being ‘the lockable e....
ISBN: 9781786103062
Published: 4 November 2015
Isle of Man Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Where does the name Cronk Crock originate? Where is ‘the pool of the goblin’? How does a place find itself named for being ‘the eyebrow farm’? And why, on a comparativ....
ISBN: 9781786103079
Published: 10 November 2015
Isle of Wight Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Just where are the cows which gave a name to Cowes? Why are there no rocks behind the name of Rock? How ‘new’ is the place of worship at Newchurch? And how does Winkle....
ISBN: 9781786103161
Published: 10 November 2015
Lancashire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Why is there a ‘disputed hill’? Which river was named for being ‘where oak trees grow’? Why would anywhere have a meaning of ‘hill, hill, hill’? And where is ‘the rive....
ISBN: 9781786102768
Published: 2 November 2015
Lincolnshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? Where are the hills in Sixhills? Where did Muckton get its name? How did the Humber get its name? And why is th....
ISBN: 9781786103703
Published: 30 November 2015
Middlesex Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? How did Swiss Cottage get its name? Where is there an estate named after the founder of an aviation company? Di....
ISBN: 9781786102850
Published: 2 November 2015
Norfolk Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Was there a village named after a pirate? Where is the bridge named for the duty on wine casks? Which river name means ‘shout,cry’? And which pub name remembers the pa....
ISBN: 9781786103512
Published: 19 November 2015
North Devon Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? Which place names tell us they were 'created by special charter'? Which river was recorded as Iska by Ptolemy i....
ISBN: 9781786103031
Published: 4 November 2015
North Yorkshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time???? In these pages we examine the origins of the names with which we are otherwise so familiar. Towns, villages,....
ISBN: 9781803029580
Published: 30 October 2023
Odd Words and Sayings
A humorous look at the dialect words, colloquialisms, expressions and terms of the areas around the British Isles. Each is explained and, where applicable, a suggestion of how the each may have developed. The latter pages of the book reproduces a selectio....
ISBN: 9781839453731
Published: 10 July 2020
Old Wives Tales
We have all heard the expression, but just where do these Old Wives Tales come from? How long have they been around? And just how many are there?Covering every subject you can think of, from Animals to Health, Children to Weddings, Luck to Weather, to Dea....
ISBN: 9781788764865
Published: 23 August 2018
Plymouth Street Names (Part 1)
Ever wondered why our roads, streets, lanes, avenues, crofts, cul-de-sacs and crescents are named as they are? Who named them and why? Which streets remember those first colonists on the Mayflower; the Wrigley’s chewing gum factory; a recipient of the Vic....
ISBN: 9781786100382
Published: 11 August 2015
Plymouth Street Names (Part 2)
Ever wondered why our roads, streets, lanes, avenues, crofts, cul-de-sacs and crescents are named as they are? Who named them and why? Within these pages author Anthony Poulton-Smith examines the origins of those street names with which we are otherwise s....
ISBN: 9781786100375
Published: 11 August 2015
Suffolk Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Which village was named for being ‘the enclosure infested by gadflies’? Where is ‘the ford of revelry and games’? Who thought of the detailed description referring to ....
ISBN: 9781786103543
Published: 27 November 2015
Surrey Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time? How did Christmaspie get its name? Where is the place named for being 'the hill where woad grows'? Which villag....
ISBN: 9781786103550
Published: 27 November 2015
Tamworth Literary Festival Anthology Volume 1
Since launching in December 2014, Tamworth Literary Festival have had the pleasure of running three writing competitions. Each covered three categories: Under 11; 11 to under 18; and 18 plus. At last the long-awaited anthology can be made available. Featu....
ISBN: 9781835974681
Published: 30 June 2025
Tamworth Literary Festival Anthology Volume 2
Since launching in December 2014, Tamworth Literary Festival have had the pleasure of running three writing competitions. Each covered three categories: Under 11; 11 to under 18; and 18 plus. At last the long-awaited anthology can be made available. Featu....
ISBN: 9781835974698
Published: 10 July 2025
Tamworth Literary Festival Anthology Volume Under 18s
Since launching in December 2014, Tamworth Literary Festival have had the pleasure of running three writing competitions. Each covered three categories: Under 11; 11 to under 18; and 18 plus. At last the long-awaited anthologies can be made available. Thi....
ISBN: 9781835974704
Published: 10 July 2025
Tamworth Pub Names
My many books on place names include a selection of pub names. Our favourite inns and hostelries are from a completely different language than place names in general, indeed it could be argued that pub names have a language all of their own. Here my home ....
ISBN: 9781786102690
Published: 28 October 2015
Tamworth Street Names
The street and road names of the town of Tamworth number in the hundreds. But where do these names come from? How 'new' is New Street? What is the origin of Aldergate? Who was Tom Williams? Which lane was named because it was once an orchard? Where in lan....
ISBN: 9781786102706
Published: 28 October 2015
The Book of Stupid
To err is human, or so we are told. The Book of Stupid shows how throughout history mankind has managed to prove its humanity in absolute droves. Around the globe the amount of erring has increased exponentially and in direct proportion to growth in popul....
ISBN: 9781839459276
Published: 30 April 2021
The Book of Stupid
To err is human, or so we are told. The Book of Stupid shows how throughout history mankind has managed to prove its humanity in absolute droves. Around the globe the amount of erring has increased exponentially and in direct proportion to growth in popul....
ISBN: 9781839459702
Published: 20 May 2021
Torbay Wrecks
For all those residing or visiting the English Riviera a fascinating glimpse into what lies below those famed warm waters. As the destination for holidaymakers for generations few will know that below the waters of Torbay can be found 250 wrecks from the ....
ISBN: 9781786108746
Published: 8 April 2016
Walking Midlands Coalfields
In the 21st century the British coal-mining industry is virtually non-existent. Yet this is certainly not true of the former coalfield sites. Throughout the Midlands region former mining sites in Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire,....
ISBN: 9781835974216
Published: 7 April 2025
West Yorkshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time?In these pages we examine the origins of the names with which we are otherwise so familiar. Towns, villages, dis....
ISBN: 9781803029825
Published: 16 November 2023
Wiltshire Place Names
Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named? Were they a deliberate creation by our ancestors or did they evolve naturally over time?Which village was named for being where convulvulus grew? Which river name means 'finger'? Were Christians respo....
ISBN: 9781786103505
Published: 19 November 2015
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