Sound familiar? Sodor?

When we lived in Hampshire (at a secret location) and I worked as a cleaner of the NAAFI, I was told by a life-long inhabitant of this area that there was a link between where we lived and The Rev

Awdry who was born in a village a few miles away. Probably 33 miles away (!)

WTF is she talking about now?

Long story short. Godred Crovan was King of Sodor. Isle of Man. History of the 1000’s.

Sigh.

The FAT CONTROLLER was very cross …aka Pissed OFF!