Matthames
Über Member
- Location
- East Sussex
There is a road I would probably be riding today called Freckly Hollow. There is a road near Winchelsea called Dumb Womans Lane.
Odd Place names.
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guitarpete247
Just about surviving
- Location
- Leicestershire
The first highlight of the Dumb Run:
Sam
My old headteacher at primary school was a Mr Merkin.
. I really chuckled to myself when I learnt what the word meant. There's Wetwang in North Yorkshire. The late Richard Whiteley was the Honorary Mayor.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Time for this photo, I think:
Globalti
Legendary Member
From Wikipedia, on the Austrian village of ****ing:
The village is especially popular with British tourists; as a local tour guide explained: "The Germans all want to see Mozart's house inSalzburg; the Americans want to see where The Sound of Music was filmed; the Japanese want Hitler's birthplace in Braunau; but for the British, it's all about ****ing."[sup][11][/sup] Augustina Lindlbauer, the manager of an area guesthouse, noted that the area had lakes, forests and vistas worth visiting, but there was an "obsession with ****ing". Lindlbauer recalled how she had to explain to a British female tourist "that there were no ****ing postcards."[sup][12][/sup]
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[sup]After a spate of thefts, which included the theft of all four signs in one single night, and a total of fifteen over a period of several years, in August 2005 the road signs were replaced with theft-resistant signs welded to steel and secured in concrete to prevent further chances of the sign being stolen.[sup][5][/sup][sup][15][/sup] Mayor Höppl said that officials were fed up with English-speaking tourists stealing the signs, and noted that with the newly installed signs it would take all night to steal one. Höppl said that tourists, and the money they bring to the area, were welcome, but locals were sick of replacing the signs.[sup][1][/sup][sup][16][/sup] Kommandant Schmitzberger, the local police chief, also hinted at other avenues to stop what he calls "foreign criminals" from disturbing order in the village. Schmitzberger, whilst not disclosing what other options were on the table, stated "What they are, I am not at liberty to disclose, but we will not stand for the ****ing signs being removed. It may be very amusing for you British, but ****ing is simply ****ing to us. What is this big ****ing joke? It is puerile."[sup][13][/sup][/sup]
The village is especially popular with British tourists; as a local tour guide explained: "The Germans all want to see Mozart's house inSalzburg; the Americans want to see where The Sound of Music was filmed; the Japanese want Hitler's birthplace in Braunau; but for the British, it's all about ****ing."[sup][11][/sup] Augustina Lindlbauer, the manager of an area guesthouse, noted that the area had lakes, forests and vistas worth visiting, but there was an "obsession with ****ing". Lindlbauer recalled how she had to explain to a British female tourist "that there were no ****ing postcards."[sup][12][/sup]
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[sup]After a spate of thefts, which included the theft of all four signs in one single night, and a total of fifteen over a period of several years, in August 2005 the road signs were replaced with theft-resistant signs welded to steel and secured in concrete to prevent further chances of the sign being stolen.[sup][5][/sup][sup][15][/sup] Mayor Höppl said that officials were fed up with English-speaking tourists stealing the signs, and noted that with the newly installed signs it would take all night to steal one. Höppl said that tourists, and the money they bring to the area, were welcome, but locals were sick of replacing the signs.[sup][1][/sup][sup][16][/sup] Kommandant Schmitzberger, the local police chief, also hinted at other avenues to stop what he calls "foreign criminals" from disturbing order in the village. Schmitzberger, whilst not disclosing what other options were on the table, stated "What they are, I am not at liberty to disclose, but we will not stand for the ****ing signs being removed. It may be very amusing for you British, but ****ing is simply ****ing to us. What is this big ****ing joke? It is puerile."[sup][13][/sup][/sup]
plantfit
Guru
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Wasps Nest between Nocton and Bardney, Pode Hole and Tongue End near Spalding in Lincolnshire
Rog
Rog
battered
Guru
There is a Land Of Green Ginger in Hull.
Also, I can't believe nbody has talked of the street in London that had to be renamed. Apparently it was the haunt of "ladies of the night" (ahem) and it became known officially a couple of centuries ago as "Grope c**t Lane" since that was what went on there. Some years later it was decided that this wasn't a suitable name and they renamed it.
Also, I can't believe nbody has talked of the street in London that had to be renamed. Apparently it was the haunt of "ladies of the night" (ahem) and it became known officially a couple of centuries ago as "Grope c**t Lane" since that was what went on there. Some years later it was decided that this wasn't a suitable name and they renamed it.
battered
Guru
Just been reading, it seems that there was a Grope**** Lane in any number of towns, but they had mostly been renamed by 1600-something. They have become Grope Lane or Grape Lane.
Better though is an underpass in Castleford, Yorks, that had the delightful name of Tickle Cock Bridge. It was redeveloped and the local council decided to rename it "Tittle Cott Bridge" until the locals complained and it regained its proper name.
Better though is an underpass in Castleford, Yorks, that had the delightful name of Tickle Cock Bridge. It was redeveloped and the local council decided to rename it "Tittle Cott Bridge" until the locals complained and it regained its proper name.
Benthedoon
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Colchester
I recently passed a 'willy road' and I frequently use 'turkey cock lane' both of which make me chuckle, as do 'wangford' and 'gaywood'.
I drive all over for a living so I see quite a lot of amusing place/ road names.
I will try to get pictures as they are funnier when you see them I think.
I drive all over for a living so I see quite a lot of amusing place/ road names.
I will try to get pictures as they are funnier when you see them I think.
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
The Austrian village Globalti refers to should get itself twinned with the French village of Condom (I think there may be more than one!).
Similar problems - the signs vanish, frequently.
Got one of the natives to take a picture of me, wife, 2 kids, standing behind the sign on the way out - the one with a red line through it. She said she should charge as it was nearly a full time job!
Similar problems - the signs vanish, frequently.
Got one of the natives to take a picture of me, wife, 2 kids, standing behind the sign on the way out - the one with a red line through it. She said she should charge as it was nearly a full time job!
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Some time ago drove through a town in Umbria called 'Bastardo' - often wondered what the locals call themselves?
(Wikipedia tells us 'the town grew around an inn and stabling station in the 17th or 18th centuries, and was once known as Osteria del Bastardo, or "Bastard's Inn."'
(Wikipedia tells us 'the town grew around an inn and stabling station in the 17th or 18th centuries, and was once known as Osteria del Bastardo, or "Bastard's Inn."'
sadjack
Senior Member
- Location
- Deepest darkest North Wales
There is "The Knocking Shop" in Knocking, Shropshire 
Vikeonabike
CC Neighbourhood Police Constable
- Location
- Bourne, Lincolnshire
Raunds Northants...
