Godric Gryffindor from Shropshire?

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No: HPFGUIDX 54086

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tammy Bianchi"
<Resqgal911 at m...> wrote:
> >From: "Maria Gromova" <groml at c...>
> >
> > You know, I have a distinct impression Godric Gryffindor was from
> > Shropshire. There is a place called Godric's Ford in Ellis Peters'
> > historical mystery novels. Maybe she made this name up, but
Shropshire is
> > also a moorland county, and the Sorting Hat's song says Gryffindor was
> 'from
> > wild moor'. Sounds like Shropshire to me. Maybe this is where his home
> > (Godric's Hollow) was.
> > Maria.
> >
> 

There is no reason to assume that Hagrid flew directly from anywhere
to anywhere else.  considiering it took him 24 hours to get from
Godric's Hollow to Little Whinging, he probably didn't fly straight
and he probably stopped off somewhere as well (to feed and diaper
Harry, or rest himself, or just to hide).  Rowling grew up near
Bristor, that's probably why it was mentioned.  I mean, Hagrid doesn't
use Mapquest, does he?
> 
> Maria,
> 
> Since I am not very familiar with the geography of the UK, how does this
> location fit in with Hagrid's flight  the night Harry's parents were
killed.
> I know that there is much controversy over the missing time  from
when Harry
> was rescued till he was dropped off at the Dursley's.
> 
> Tammy