Unusual place names

[bubblewrap]

Last night somehow the village of Gurney Slade came into the conversation.
Does anybody know of any more unusual or rude place names.?

[shirlthegirl43]

Elder son went to his friends birthday party in Spittal on Saturday - I know it isn't rude but my two lads were wondering if the name had anything to do with spit until I explained the spelling difference.

[zebedee]

When I worked for an agricultural suppliers on the Island, we had a regular pick up from a place called Upper Dicker! And, yes, there was a Lower Dicker.

[Hazel at the Hill]

We've got a supplier in Bobbing in Kent, which I always think is a funny ol' name.

[madderbat]

I often wondered about Itchen

[muckdiva]

Wyre Piddle makes me smile every time I pass the signpost!

[OverWyreGrower]

My local village is called Knott End, which gets changed into something rather rude most of the time...

[madderbat]

Wyre Piddle makes me smile every time I pass the signpost!

Good beer though!
Love Bubblewrap

[anthonyjb]

I thought you might stick that one in Lesley

[Birdie Wife]

When driving through Northumberland, you may come across the village of Once Brewed.

A bit further down is the village of Twice Brewed. You couldn't make that up!!

[Palustris]

Then there are Slack Top and Slack Bottom just above Hebden Bridge. Super Alpine nursery there too!


Sadly Peover is actually pronounced Peever so the effect is lost in conversation.

[Birdie Wife]

And what about the street in Spondon near Derby, Sitwell Close?

[Alison]

Sadly Peover is actually pronounced Peever so the effect is lost in conversation.

That's just being posh, a bit of a Bucket / Bouquet thing showing a general lack of a sense of hummour.

[madderbat]

This is a bit like pronouncing Somercotes (Derbys) as So-mer-coatees, or Morecombe as Murray-combie

[HappyMouffe]

I like Nempnett Thrubwell, which is south of Bristol.