Originally Posted by Trollheart

It is. I'm reliably informed that yes, they do have buildings, and roads, possibly vehicles and - and I can't swear to this - maybe people. Most likely English, if I know my cities, which I don't.

It's also in the county of Leicestershire, which is pronounced Les-teer-sheer.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.