Apparently, the Anglian origin of the name is ‘Wuttuc’s
homestead on the heath.’ Now, there’s a fine Dark Age name: Wuttuc.
There was a young
fellow named Wuttuc
Who had a tattoo on
his buttock
I could go on…
Anyway, it seems Wuttuc and his merry band (for such there
always is) was merely a squatter. There must have been something already in place because
there’s some evidence of Roman activity, and they even found Bronze Age axes in
the subsoil. (The Bronze Age was distant history even in Roman times.)
I’ve been having trouble making a post all day – nothing much
has happened and I feel ill. I’m only making this one because:
a. Wuttuc deserves a mention, and
b. I’m hoping it will awaken the dormant Madeline of Upstate
New York. She isn’t the sort to be impressed by princes and frogs and things,
but Bronze Age axes are a different matter.
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