Placenames Revisited.

[Andy in Sig]

I just remembered that when I was living near Mönchengladbach there was a village called Pongs. And just down the road from here there's a place called Titisee but it would be juvenile to mention that.

 

[redfox]

I recall swimming in Titisee with my son, we both found it quite amusing. His excuse was that he was 10, I don't have one.

 

[longers]

How about French Lick, Indiana?

Sounds like a technique not a place.

 

[Kirstie]

I never grow tired of this subject...so I'll post my nearest funny placenames:
Willey, Leics (about 5 miles from here)
Bell End, Worcs (I used to mtb through here)
Twatt, Orkney (when we had this thread on singletrack a fewyears ago I discovered this place - it's not far from somewhere called 'burnt mound')
and so on...

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Fanny Hands Lane in North Lincolnshire.
Smearbottom Lane in North Yorkshire.
My brother swears there's two places down south somewhere called Vicar's Bottom and Upper Vicar's Bottom, but I'm not sure I believe him. Mucgh as I'd like to.

 

[WindyRob]

Betty Mundy's Bottom just ot the west of Corhampton; i've walk right through her crack (well actually an avenue of trees but couldn't help think it was the former!!!!

Windy

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

My sister in law lives near the Tit sea....it's a bit hilly though...when I was there last time it was also bloody freezing.

 

[TheDoctor]

Ugley and Nasty. Our local CTC has an Audax they call 'The Ugley Nasty Ride' as it goes through these places.

There's also a part of Falkirk that has the somewhat confrontational postcode of FK2 0FF!

 

[Pandaboy]

In eastern Cornwall there is a place called Botus Fleming which always sounds like a respiratory disease to me!

Lickey End near Bromsgrove never fails to raise a smile either.

 

[Kirstie]

Not forgetting Upper and Lower Swell in the Cotswolds, just next door to upper and lower slaughter

 

[spesh]

Lickey End near Bromsgrove never fails to raise a smile either.

Isn't that a disease only sheep can get?

 

[spesh]

A couple mountains raise a small snigger - Lord Hereford's Knob in the Black Mountains, and the Paps of Scilla (some woman!) on the Isle of Jura.

 

[Pandaboy]

This site lets you insert your postcode and find the daftest place names in your vicinity, even including multimaps so you can get to them easily - essential reading !

http://andy.pants.users.btopenworld.com/Placenames.html

That is good.

Near me are:

Druggers End
Wyre Piddle
Piddle Brook
Sodom
Bullyhole Bottom
Box Tunnel
Feckenham
Booby Dingle
Wet Pits
and the aforementioned Lickey End

For my parents postcode in deepest darkest devon:

Crapstone
Lower Piles
Bush Down
Brown Willy
Atshaton Wood
Lickham Bottom
Dead Cow Point
Clitsome Farm
Burnt Bottom
Piddlehinton


I have actually visited/ travelled through Druggers End, Wyre Piddle, Lickey End and Crapstone - so it looks like I have some travelling to do.

Oh and travelling into Cheltenham to go to work I sometimes go via Uckington - which isn't very funny except people keep adding an F to the front on the road sign.

 

[Kirstie]

Oh my word I'm in heaven. My postcode is close to:

Willey
Bishops Itchington
Foul End
Butthole Lane
Cottagers
Titty Ho
Dogpool Lane
Grimpits Lane
Pestilence Lane
Lickey End

Now I'm thinking of devising a cycle tour based on the above...

 

[radger]

The A303 is a great source of signposts to strangely-named places. It's a road I've been travelling for 28 years, so I never forget some of the treats I've seen, which include:
Catsgore
Queen Camel
Dummer

Then there's a place nearish Exeter called Dog Village which I once visited having failed to get out of Exeter on the right road. This makes me laugh, anyway

If you like stupid place names, I recommend this book