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Neil King

Neil King

A Washington-based writer and journalist
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Neil is a longtime American journalist, writer and rambler, based in Washington DC but with a foothold also in New York and on Cape Breton Island. His most recent book, American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal, centers on a walk he took from his home near the U.S. Capitol to New York City in the spring of 2021. It was published in 2023 by Mariner Press.
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lonning, lonnin

Cumbrian dialect term for ‘lane’ – but a quite specific lane. Lonnings are usually about half a mile long, low level and often with a farm at the end. Many have specific names known only to the local villagers. Hence, Bluebottle Lonning, Lovers Lonning, Fat Lonning, Thin Lonning, Squeezy Gut Lonning or Dynamite Lonning. In the north-east the spelling is lonnin and seems to refer more to an alley than a country lane. The Scottish equivalent is ‘loan’.

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