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I Found This Place...
Hi,
I found this place in Derbyshire called Ible.
'ible is short for Instructables so I thought this might be cool to show you guys!
NM
Hi,
I found this place in Derbyshire called Ible.
'ible is short for Instructables so I thought this might be cool to show you guys!
NM
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6 years ago
So, the short-form of Instructable is Ible...
6 years ago
Very interesting! Prehaps Instructables should set up a HQ of some sort there for 'Iblers to meet and gather :D
9 years ago
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Reply 9 years ago
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=4066
Reply 9 years ago
Ible is a traditional farming community that is one of the few settlements in England that has remained true to its heritage. With more than five farms in a hamlet containing barely 30 people some would think that this would be a desolate spot without agriculture. However, this is not the case. A new mother of two has just competed in the dressage grand prix and there are poets, building suppliers and teachers gathered in this wonderful, friendly society. True Ible may be a little isolated but there are certainly plenty of attractions; the herd of horned cattle are magnificent beasts and dodging chickens on the drive through is certainly an experience! However, the most important sight in the whole of this wonderful place is a certain aspiring biologist. This young woman is one of the most wonderful ever to grace this fine planet that we call earth; she is intelligent and funny, beautiful and caring. Frankly she is an angel and the young boy that currently occupies her time may think himself the luckiest male alive, because if any other man knew of the euphoria he experienced in his companion’s company then they would turn green with envy and women would pale in comparison to her shining brilliance. She is perfect.
Reply 6 years ago
I wonder who this aspiring woman is?? I live in Ible and I am a bee keeper, can't think of who else it would be, and the certain young man who occupies my time is my friends son. I need to know who wrote the article...any answers into how I can find out who wrote it?
Reply 6 years ago
You can look at the edit history...
(You live in Ible? Wow!)
Reply 6 years ago
Thanks, I will have a look at that. Yeah, I live there and it's not "wow" exactly.....it's a lovely place apart from some of the locals!! About the new sign.....I'm still waiting to see a new one appear!
Reply 9 years ago
:-) That's awesome. I wonder if the biologist in question has seen the article.
As Chief Washakie of the Wyoming Shoshoni said, "When you are young and full of life, you do strange things." (John McPhee, [i]Rising from the Plains[/i]).
Reply 9 years ago
Somebody just came from a BBS...
Reply 9 years ago
As long as her workmates don't find it...
Reply 9 years ago
As long as this "glowing report" wasn't written BY her LOL ;-)
Reply 9 years ago
Pfffffft. Your country is tiny. No, it's smaller than that - it's dinky. It's the size of Louisiana, for crying out loud! You can drive across the whole thing in like 5 hours. (Wo)Man UP and go make the trip already!
Reply 9 years ago
This is an example of the comment bug - I had just posted that comment to kiteman downthread.
Reply 9 years ago
ROFL
9 years ago
It's official: Ible is the middle of Darbyshire, Darbyshire is the middle of England, and England is the centre of the world (y'know: Greenwich and the British Empire); ergo, Ible is the centre of the world. And also the middle of nowhere! Much thanks to Nutrition Man for posting this: I've just spent an enjoyable hour looking on Google Maps and following up Kiteman's references (although Wikipedia doesn't have the bit about the botanist [??]). What amuses me is that Google have Streetviewed Ible, of all places, but still haven't Sv'd a whole section of Kingland here in central Auckland (see pic).
Maybe gmjhowe could pop in to Ible and see the building supplier J P Wayne on Wood Ave about constructing that "Welcome to Ible" sign, then JP could upload the process as his first Instructible!
From Wikipedia and Answers.com:
Ible means Ibba's Hollow or Valley. Ibba is an Anglo-Saxon name also found in other place-names, esp Darbyshire.
Reply 9 years ago
Meh? Mar 12, 2011. 2:32 PM? I posted my comment at 11.32am Sunday 13th! (Well NZ time, which is, after all, the time any day actually starts...)
9 years ago
We should be able to favorite forum topics.
9 years ago
Go away, stop the spam!
9 years ago
Spam?
Reply 9 years ago
yep
9 years ago
hahhaha that's brilliant... where abouts is it?
Reply 9 years ago
In Derbyshire, near Matlock - it's the *only* hit on Google maps UK
Reply 9 years ago
Yep
Reply 9 years ago
I just had a stroll through on Google Streetview. Lovely little place, but I can't find the village sign.
Any ideas?
Reply 9 years ago
A5012, Hopton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
The second one with the bad flash
Reply 9 years ago
I meant the sign at the border of the village itself.
Reply 9 years ago
You mean the 'Welcome to Ible' sign?
I don't think there is one.
Reply 9 years ago
That's a shame. We could have nagged Eric to put it on the front page.
Reply 9 years ago
Why don't we make one? as abit og Guerilla art? And post it as an Instructable?
Reply 9 years ago
I nominate Nutrition Man - he's obviously closer than me.
Reply 9 years ago
no,... I meant we should camp near there and make one ;)
Reply 9 years ago
Ohhh....
...hmmmm
Reply 9 years ago
Are you close or are you down south or north?
Reply 9 years ago
Waay East - the East Suffolk Coast. It's three hours to the nearest motorway.
Reply 9 years ago
Pfffffft. Your country is tiny. No, it's smaller than that - it's dinky. It's the size of Louisiana, for crying out loud! You can drive across the whole thing in like 5 hours. (Wo)Man UP and go make the trip already!
Reply 9 years ago
Oh...
:(
Reply 9 years ago
we could all design the sign as a group, have someone laser cut it, then ship it to you. all you'd have to do is place it.
Reply 9 years ago
I'd have to have the local authority's permission, but, yeah.
Reply 9 years ago
. I suggest making a large, "disposable" sign for photos*. Then approach whoever has authority over the existing sign and ask to use the area for taking photos in return for refurbishing/replacing the existing sign. Might be more effort/expense than it's worth.
*Heavy cardboard and/or plywood. Maybe Robot pointing the way to Ibles. It would make a great souvenir for someone after the taking of pictures.
Reply 9 years ago
....uh....sure....permission, yeah, er....ok
Reply 9 years ago
I think the word you are looking for is "zip ties".
Whoever makes it, they could change the name of the village; ible.com
Reply 9 years ago
muahahahahahahaha!
Reply 9 years ago
waffles
Reply 9 years ago
Grange Dale / Grange Lane / Tophill Lane, Ible, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Search on maps.
You can't read the sign but you can see it.
Reply 9 years ago
Nope
9 years ago
That is extremely close to where I live. Like only 30minutes drive!
To think I never spotted it, I have been up and down that road several times!
Reply 9 years ago
It's about 45mins from where I live !
Reply 9 years ago
Woo! I am closer! (I win)
Reply 9 years ago
Not if I move house! Muahahahahahaha!
I think there's probably a way cheaper than that though!