Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name
Encyclopedia
Locations in Sri Lanka with an English name is a list of Sri Lankan place names that were originally place names in England
later applied in Sri Lanka
by English
emigrants and explorers.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
later applied in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
by English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
emigrants and explorers.
Places where the corresponding place name in England is well-known
- Abbotsleigh
- Adisham
- Alton
- Atherton
- Beaconsfield
- Blackpool
- Brampton
- Bray
- Carlabeck
- Chelsea
- DevonDevon FallsDevon Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on A7 highway. The falls is named after a pioneer English coffee planter called Devon, whose plantation is situated nearby the falls. The Waterfall is 97 meters high and ranked 19th highest in the...
- Drayton
- Hadley
- Harrow
- Hatherleigh
- HattonHatton, Sri LankaHatton , is a small town in Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for its Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Hatton, which is locally administered by Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council, had 14,255 in population according to the census carried out in 2001. The town is...
- named after Hatton GardenHatton GardenHatton Garden is a street and area near Holborn in London, England. It is most famous for being London’s jewellery quarter and centre of the UK diamond trade, but the area is also now home to a diverse range of media and creative businesses.... - Hayes
- Horton Plains
- Hopton
- Hythe
- Ingestre
- Kenilworth
- King's Lynn
- Kirkoswald
- Marlborough
- Middleton
- Norton
- Norwood
- Orwell
- Preston
- Rushbrook
- Rye
- Sherwood
- Somerset
- Springwood
- Stafford
- Stubbs
- Usk Valley
- Wavenden
- Waverly
- Westhall
- Westward Ho
- Wigton