(4,574) Bull Ring.—In many English towns, Ludlow and Birmingham for instance, and villages, as Kingstone, Herefordshire, are open spaces at the junction of streets or roads which to-day bear the place-name of “The Bull Ring.” What would be the approximate size of the ring referred to? A large animal like a bull would seem to require a fair space for baiting with dogs, the “sport” carried on at these places.—W. A.
Source info: Reply was published 1 September 1923.