Lunt 1113406 224879520 2008-07-10T20:35:03Z Rivertown 6007243 changed to otheruses {{otheruses}} '''Lunt''' is a small village in the borough of [[Sefton]] in [[Merseyside]], [[England]], close to [[Sefton, Sefton|Sefton Village]] and to the west of [[Maghull]] and is in the '''L29''' postcode. The name derives from either the [[Old Norse]] word ''Lundr'' or the [[Old Swedish]] word ''lunder'', both meaning "grove" or "copse". This was likely a reference to the remnants of a large ancient [[forest]] that existed in the area at the time the settlement was founded.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.lunt-village.co.uk/home/index.htm|title=Lunt: A place with a name, a name with a history|work=A. Farthing|date=1995}} Retrieved 16 November 2007 </ref> The town was first documented in [[1251]] in the Chartulary of Cockersand Abbey, where it was referred to as "de Lund".<ref name=BBC>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7338151.stm|title=Graffiti village name change plan|work=BBC|date=2008-04-09|accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> ==Vandals== Residents are considering changing its name to tackle vandals who alter signs in the village. Roadsigns in Lunt have been repeatedly targeted by vandals who change the "L" to a [[Cunt|"C"]]. A similar situation has arisen in the Austrian town of [[Fucking, Austria|Fucking]], where the town sign has been repeatedly stolen. However, as in Fucking, certain residents have been reluctant towards a name change, perceiving it as an erosion of the town's heritage. A proposed revision of the name is Launt, which would be pronounced in the same way.<ref name=BBC/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.lunt-village.co.uk Lunt Village] *[http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=334929&Y=401565&width=700&height=410&gride=334300.612698797&gridn=401746.798645138&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&pc=&zm=0&scale=10000&up.x=287&up.y=6 MultiMap Aerial picture] {{NW_England}} [[Category:Towns and villages in Sefton]] {{Merseyside-geo-stub}}