Strange Brit Placenames

[Accy cyclist]

Historically in east Lancashire, it's been in Greater Manchester for the last 40 odd years

 

[Oxo]

Slack Top - Hebden Bridge

 

[Drago]

I enjoy a brisk ride up Cleo Lane, or Janet Porter Street.

 

[Markymark]

Dyke Village in Lincolnshire...

Sure I've seen one of the tourist videos.

 

[ufkacbln]

More "snigger" value

Pidley cum Fenton in Cambridgeshire

 

[Bazzer]

Passed through here one time.

(Easily)

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[Rickshaw Phil]

I beg your pudding.

Wetwang is in the Yorkshire Wolds.

There are lots of fun placenames. Wigwig and Homer had a book (featuring two pigs called Wigwig and Homer) written about them.

And in Nottinghamshire you can find Sheepy and Bunny.

I rode through those two a couple of weekends ago.

 

[Donger]

Barton in the Beans.

 

[Roadrider48]

London, sometimes it's a very strange place.

 

[NorthernDave]

Thwing, not far from Wetwang.

Or Upperthong, near Holmfirth (as is Netherthong)

 

[ufkacbln]

The ancient "cum" meant "with"

But more sniggering

Shingay cum Wendy
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth
Stow cum Quy
Carlton Cum Willingham
Hilywell cum Needingworth

 

[ufkacbln]

... and for connoisseurs of the great British Breakfast....

 

[PaulB]

Gowkthrapple! It always used to make me laugh, that one. I used to go to Wishaw Hospital and en-route would always pass the town with that memorable name!

 

[EatSleepRideRepeat]

 

[Doseone]

And not far from Three Cocks is Lord Hereford's Knob.

Some of you may have ridden it.