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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:56 amcalls for historic 'offensive' road name to be changed after two visitors complain
Residents in a Devon village are facing calls to customise the "a particular problem" Name of a road after issues made by two visitors.
Lifton Parish Council has written to residents about the complaints of Lane and have asked if they want change it or not.
If residents choose to rename the road, It would be the responsibility of West Devon Borough Council (WDBC) Which would then do their own consult if a desire for change was expressed, DevonLive records.
The letter from the month of january 7 reads: "I have been asked to write to you with respect to Lifton Parish Council following receipt of a complaint about the street name Darkey Lane made by two visitors to the village.
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"The users, One of who is of caribbean heritage, Were shocked and extremely upset having been confronted with a name like this.
"Councillors took choosing one at a parish council meeting on November 25, 2021, to try a public consultation with you in early January 2022, To find out if you desire to keep or change the existing road name,
It went on to elucidate that to rename the road, Two thirds of households on Darkey Lane it is fair to be in agreement.
besides that, If they wanted to change the name then each household will have to pay 40 to WDBC.
The parish council have offered to pay for substitution road signs.
Residents on the road would also be asked to tell utility companies and all professional and personal contacts regarding any new road name.
In a letter, The parish council gave beautiful context on how the road got its name.
It documented: "Darkey Lane was a traditional, Locally based road name given before development in the local area.
"The road had first been a sunken and tree lined dark lane.
"Over the years and through local Devonshire dialect, It became acknowledged as Darkey Lane,
Robert Fleming, the master of Lifton Hall Hotel, Is towards changing the road name.
he explained: "I agree that the name are to be changed. I think historically that the lane appeared to be called Darke Lane in the old English spelling, As indeed the lane is specially dark and tree covered in places.
"the fact the word 'darkey' has negative connotations, And has and stays used as such, Supersedes historical spellings where they may have had very good meaning.
"People may be offended so it ought to be changed as standard, With in the fuss.
"Indeed as a hotelier in the community, We have had people actually mention their surprise at the lane as [-censured-=https://www.bestbrides.net/signs-that-vietnamese-women-like-you/]how to tell if a vietnamese girl likes you[/-censured-] it is quite close to us.
"When I moved here 15 years ago i remember being rather shocked at it as we had moved down from London and lived in a multi racial area of East London. Lifton can not by any stretch of the creative thinking be classed as multi racial.
"For people objecting to the modification, I think if they could imagine themselves as being in a minority of some sort and then have a derogatory work on a street name that affected/ upset them it may garner very good response.
"The name could be just Darke Lane or even Dark Lane which might minimal effort. In this advanced age we live in it should be simple to change all the databases etc, although people may decide to live with it as it means changing passport/ drivers licences and so on which obviously will incur some costs,
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Residents in a Devon village are facing calls to customise the "a particular problem" Name of a road after issues made by two visitors.
Lifton Parish Council has written to residents about the complaints of Lane and have asked if they want change it or not.
If residents choose to rename the road, It would be the responsibility of West Devon Borough Council (WDBC) Which would then do their own consult if a desire for change was expressed, DevonLive records.
The letter from the month of january 7 reads: "I have been asked to write to you with respect to Lifton Parish Council following receipt of a complaint about the street name Darkey Lane made by two visitors to the village.
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"The users, One of who is of caribbean heritage, Were shocked and extremely upset having been confronted with a name like this.
"Councillors took choosing one at a parish council meeting on November 25, 2021, to try a public consultation with you in early January 2022, To find out if you desire to keep or change the existing road name,
It went on to elucidate that to rename the road, Two thirds of households on Darkey Lane it is fair to be in agreement.
besides that, If they wanted to change the name then each household will have to pay 40 to WDBC.
The parish council have offered to pay for substitution road signs.
Residents on the road would also be asked to tell utility companies and all professional and personal contacts regarding any new road name.
In a letter, The parish council gave beautiful context on how the road got its name.
It documented: "Darkey Lane was a traditional, Locally based road name given before development in the local area.
"The road had first been a sunken and tree lined dark lane.
"Over the years and through local Devonshire dialect, It became acknowledged as Darkey Lane,
Robert Fleming, the master of Lifton Hall Hotel, Is towards changing the road name.
he explained: "I agree that the name are to be changed. I think historically that the lane appeared to be called Darke Lane in the old English spelling, As indeed the lane is specially dark and tree covered in places.
"the fact the word 'darkey' has negative connotations, And has and stays used as such, Supersedes historical spellings where they may have had very good meaning.
"People may be offended so it ought to be changed as standard, With in the fuss.
"Indeed as a hotelier in the community, We have had people actually mention their surprise at the lane as [-censured-=https://www.bestbrides.net/signs-that-vietnamese-women-like-you/]how to tell if a vietnamese girl likes you[/-censured-] it is quite close to us.
"When I moved here 15 years ago i remember being rather shocked at it as we had moved down from London and lived in a multi racial area of East London. Lifton can not by any stretch of the creative thinking be classed as multi racial.
"For people objecting to the modification, I think if they could imagine themselves as being in a minority of some sort and then have a derogatory work on a street name that affected/ upset them it may garner very good response.
"The name could be just Darke Lane or even Dark Lane which might minimal effort. In this advanced age we live in it should be simple to change all the databases etc, although people may decide to live with it as it means changing passport/ drivers licences and so on which obviously will incur some costs,
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