I interrupted my Saturday stroll alongside the River Stort Navigation to visit Great St Mary's church in Sawbridgeworth. But first here are a few photos of the little town (population about 9,000)…..
For anyone who hasn't worked it out:
Sawbo is the local pet name for Sawbridgeworth; it even turns up on the local council's website.
and Dekko, in case you don't know, is British slang for "a look". It comes from a Hindi word picked up by soldiers serving in India.
Take care.
It is not hard to understand why English-speaking visitors from other parts of the world think they are in a non-English speaking country when visiting Britain!
ReplyDeleteHi John - love the japonica with the forsythia (that has really come out with full vengeance this year) - both gorgeous, as too that huge magnolia. It looks a beautiful village ...
ReplyDeleteI'd have spelt decko with 'a c' ... but see it can be spelt either way ... yet the Hindi word was 'dekho' - apparently ... but my trusted Websters is still in store ... so can't verify - what I'm saying!
Lovely place to visit and to show us - thank you ... cheers Hilary
What a pretty little place. We're so lucky to have such pleasant towns, shown off so prettily in Spring. Hilary - I wondered what the red blossom was... japonica, thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking little town...clean, brightly painted. Thanks for explaining the terms...it sounded good anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely town. I've never heard of "dekko" or "sawbo" but love the sound of it.
ReplyDeleteDekko was a word my father used frequently, he probably picked it up when he was serving in the army.
DeleteA pretty place!
ReplyDeleteNow that place looks full of history
ReplyDeletePretty little town John and not a speck of litter anywhere that I could see.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent Magnolias out too.
A beautiful town, looks very quiet and clean.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers in the first photo are gorgeous. I don’t recognize them but i see in the comments they are japonica. I enjoyed our dekko around spring in Sawbo.
ReplyDeletegreat spring there I think earlier than in PolaND
ReplyDeleteSawbo is a beautiful place for a Dekko
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful town
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty flowering trees!
ReplyDeleteSawbo looks like a popular spot for the canal boats to anchor for a while John. Very pretty town, really enjoyed this wee dekko, we use it here to 😊
ReplyDeleteI could live in a town like that and be most content!
ReplyDeleteLove love all the blossoms1
ReplyDeleteI used the expression dekko a lot as in "let's have a dekko" when I grew up in England, but as it's not used here in Canada, it dropped out of my vocabulary.... hmmmm, must start using it again and teach my grandies to use it.
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteAhh - now you're making me nostalgic about England, John! Gorgeous magnolia. (Thank you too for dropping by my blog)
ReplyDeleteIt sure is an attractive place to visit...I like how they paved around the tree instead of cutting it down. We are still waiting on magnolias, etc, but do see a few daffodils in bloom.
ReplyDeleteThis look just how I picture a countryside town.
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