Places with unappealing names

[FishFright]

Or because of the numerous shallow coal seams in the area...

The etymology of the 'Black Country' moniker is not exactly a settled matter.

Yeah it is and has been for a long time - It's because of the smoke generated by the 100's of small coal fired smelters and iron workers which turned the whole area black. Although some posh git in a carriage is the pretend version for those that think that only posh people are allowed to name things.

 

[Fnaar]

While perusing a Spanish railway timetable in Santander, I came across this station name
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I've actually been to Poo

 

[robjh]

I've actually been to Poo

You do mean 'to' and not 'for a' ?