Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name

Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name

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.

Places where the corresponding place name in England is wellknown

* Alton
* Atherton
* Beaconsfield
* Brampton
* Bray
* Carlabeck
* Devon
* Hadley
* Harrow
* Hythe
* Kenilworth
* King's Lynn
* Kirkoswald
* Marlborough
* Middleton
* Norton
* Norwood
* Orwell
* Preston
* Rye

Places where the corresponding place name in England is poorly known

* Hatton


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