round britain towns/places

[poodledoo]

No. of letters not given
1) Stop for cheese dip
8) Is this where the snooker players drink?
16) Bills barricade
17) Ancient burial ground maybe
23) You'll need these to hold the store shed together

[kayakamina]

8 Potters Bar

[ontarioice]

16 Williamsgate, Eversley

[crofter]

16 may also be RAMSGATE

[Tenter]

Surely they can't be so obscure unless it's a local quiz Williamsgate doesn't appear on Routemaster nor in my ancient gazetteer

[Dinkypuzzled]

Oldbury ?

[Tenter]

23 Barnstaple

[poodledoo]

The more of these quizzes I tackle, the more obscure they seem to be! Thanks for your answers so far. Keep thinking!

[ontarioice]

Tenter</b)
Williamsgate was a guess on my part as British place names are not my forte. I knew that if it existed an Aber would know.

[ontarioice]

Tenter
Williamsgate was a guess on my part as British place names are not my forte. I knew that if it existed an Aber would know.

[poodledoo]

In that case ontarioice, I'll take the three stars back until it is verified. Thanks for replying anyway.

[crofter]

'morning ontarioice,
Operating from across the pond, you are disadvantaged in many ways in terms of participating in AB. Not least, at your prime time we are all asleep and you only have tough questions left unanswered!

Hint: If you've been messing about with bold, you may like to press the "Preview" button to see how your answer will show before going "live". This will give you the opportunity to go "Back to edit" (if needs be).

[crofter]

Could No 1 be BIDEFORD?
BIDE (stop) FOR + D (Cheese dip?)
The only element which is dubious is the last part (D)

[ontarioice]

Good afternoon (Canadian time) Crofter
Thanks for your comments and yes, I am at a disadvantage re times and being unfamiliar with UK place names. However, the Lord loves a trier so they say.
I'll take your advice the the Bold.
You failed to note that I was answering at "crack of dawn" this morning. Was up very early to take a friend to hospital for treatments - it's an hour and half drive to the BIG city.
Trust you are well?

[bookwormer]

16. Fort William?