Eleanor Robertson

1 month ago | bpando.org | Eleanor Robertson

HELIONS… now that sounds impressive. Something to do with helium atoms and stellar fusion, the force that powers stars? Or perhaps it’s invoking Helios, the Greek god of the sun, blazing his chariot across the sky? Nope – it’s actually a tribute to Helions Bumpstead in Essex, a beneficiary of the British gift for naming that also gave us Pratt’s Bottom (Kent), Nether Wallop (Hampshire), and Penistone (South Yorkshire).