House Trivia

Audax Heights

AKA Randonneuring.  A long-distance discipline of cycling where riders attempt courses from 200 to over 1200 km, collecting stamps at controls with the clock running constantly. Every participant finishing within minimum and maximum time limits is considered a winner regardless of finishing order. Riders may ride in a group or solo as they please, and are expected to be self-sufficient between controls.

Barrett House

Barrett is a surname of Norman origin, now found commonly in England and Ireland due to the Norman Invasion; its meaning translates loosely to "warlike" or "troublesome”.

Brewers Lane

A brewer is someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water.  AKA beer maker.

Buchan House

Buchan is a coastal district in the north-east of Scotland  bounded by the Ythan and Deveron rivers.

Burnell House

There are many definitions.  Here is one:

The name Burnell has a history dating as far back as the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a person with brown hair or a dark complexion. The surname Burnell is derived from the Old English word burnel. This word comes from the Old French word brunel, which is a diminutive of the Old French word brun. Normally a nickname, Burnell was also used as a personal name.

Cadence Way

The rate at which a cyclist pedals (in revolutions per minute).

Coopers Lane

A cooper is a person trained to make wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets, tubs, troughs and other similar containers from timber staves that were usually heated or steamed to make them pliable.

Criterion House

A race on a closed short distance course with multiple laps. Often a four-cornered course; often includes primes (French for "bonus" and rhymes with 'seems') which are points or prizes for intermediate laps. Course length varies from 800 meters to 5 kilometers.

Derny Avenue

A Derny is a motorised bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing and motor-paced road races.

Goswell Court

No definition available.

Gruppetto Terrace

A group of riders in a stage race (typically non-climbers and suffering domestiques) who ride together as a group on the mountain stages with the sole intention of finishing within the stage's time limit to allow them to start the next day.

Hewett House

British surname meaning bright in mind, spirit, and heart; Thought, sense, understanding.

Hyett Court

The name is derived from when the Hyett family lived in the village of Ayott in the county of Hertfordshire. The surname Hyett can be translated as at the high-gate, a gate that led into a protected enclosure.

Keirin Road

The keirin is a 2000-meter track event where the riders start the race in a group behind a motorised derny. The derny paces the riders for 1400 meters and then pulls off the track, at which time the cyclists begin a sprint to the finish line. Keirin racing has traditionally been practised in Japan, where it has been a professional sport for over 20 years, and only in which pari-mutuel betting on the riders is permitted.

Millers Row

A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. 

Nolan Mansions

Nolan means "descendant of a chariot fighter or champions.

Painters Lane

An artist who uses paint to create pictures, or a worker whose job is to cover parts of buildings with paint.

Peloton Avenue

(from French, literally meaning little ball or platoon and also related to the English word pellet) The large main group in a road bicycle race. May also be called the field, bunch, or pack. Riders in a group save energy by riding close (drafting or slipstreaming) near and, particularly, behind other riders. The reduction in drag is dramatic; in the middle of a well-developed group it can be as much as 40%.

Pinney House

A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing. synonyms: jumper, pinafore. type of: dress, frock. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice.

Potters Row

A potter is a person who makes dishes, plates, and other objects from clay, usually by hand on a special wheel.

Madison Way

A mass-start track event comprising teams of two riders per team. It is similar to a team points race, as points are awarded to the top finishers at the intermediate sprints and for the finishing sprint. Only one of the two team riders is racing on the track at any one time, riding for a number of laps, and then exchanging with their partner by a hand sling. The name comes from the original Madison Square Garden, which was constructed as a velodrome.

Triathlon Point

A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances.[1] Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included.

Tull House

Tull meaning: nonsense or hogwash (sorry folks!)

Villiers Gardens

This masculine name comes from the French surname, inspired by a place in Normandy, and carries the city chic meaning “town-dweller.”

Weavers Row

A weaver is a person who engages in weaving fabric.

Windsor House

Town near Maidenhead, home to Windsor Castle and Surname of the Royal Family since 1917.