British Shires

[tiffy]

could anyone help please?
grandfather and Gandalf 8 letters
glencora aka fleur 5-9 letters
twp verries here 4-3-4 letters
thank you for any help tiffy

[kettledrum]

Glendora .... Susan Hampshire

[tiffy]

thank you so much kettledrum my brain still not up to scratch I should have known that as it was one of my favourite programmes thanks tiffy

[mallyh]

3 tyne and wear

[tiffy]

thank you mallyh for answer where do the vs come in ? thanks tiffy

[mallyh]

thought two way passenger ferry (sure i've heard a ferry called a verry)

[Fibonacci]

2 grampian? - Gramp (grandfather) + ian (Ian McKellen played role of gandalf in lord of the rings)

[tiffy]

to mallyh and fibonannci thank you both for answers and explanation you all were a big help am very grateful thank you tiffy

[SimonBolivar]

The clue is 'Two VRRIES'

It's an anagram of RIVERS, hence the answer Tyne and Wear. Nothing to do with ferries!

[sandyRoe]

Sam Weller in the Pickwick Papers would have called them verries. But that's no help here.