Maryland is one of the few places in the UK whose name comes from the States rather than vice versa. Apparently a rich merchant returned to the UK in the mid 1600's from the American colony Maryland, bought land here, built on it and named it Maryland Point.
Maryland is one of the few places in the UK whose name comes from the States rather than vice versa. Apparently a rich merchant returned to the UK in the mid 1600's from the American colony Maryland, bought land here, built on it and named it Maryland Point.