BOC: Lost Christabel

john paine jpaine at LINKNET.KITSAP.LIB.WA.US
Fri Jan 26 17:26:59 EST 1996


Dave

>    It's probably just a coincidence, but there is in Cornwall a place
> name prefixed with "Lost". There's a place called Withiel, and there's
> also a place called Lostwithiel. I've no idea how common it is around the
> world to prefix place names with the word "Lost" though.
>
>
        The "Lost" may not be an English word. (?)

- Passerby in Times Square



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