The Only Town In England With A Name Ending With An Exclamation Mark?

[joselync]

What does the exclamation point (!) mean?

The exclamation mark is used to express some sudden feelings like excitement , joy, happiness, sympathy, pleasure , dislike, tired feeling, confusion, nervousness , anger, relaxed feeling , jealousy, etc.

"Westward Ho"! is the only English place name with an exclamation mark, it is a seaside village in Devon. The name derives from the 1855 novel of the same name by Charles Kingsley, which was set nearby, and was chosen to try and promote the area as a tourist destination.

[tracym]

There are very few geographical place names that officially feature an exclamation mark – the British town of Westward Ho! in Devon and, for a brief period in the 1980s, the town of Hamilton! in Ohio are two examples – but the only town with two exclamation marks in its name is the Canadian municipality of Saint-Louis.