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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Walter on May 30, 2019, 03:39:55 PM
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favourite British place name , obscure famous or just amusing ?
ill start you off;
Scunthorpe . it explains it's self ;)
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I don't understand.
"...it explains it's self ..."
Do you mean that you are Scunthorpe?
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The River Piddle in Dorset. They say you can go on the Piddle from Tolpuddle to Puddletown.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dull,_Perth_and_Kinross
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Walter,
I live close to the village of Ugley, which I'm pleased to report is the proud home of the Ugley Women's Institute.
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Icklesham and
Giggleswick
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favourite British place name , obscure famous or just amusing ?
ill start you off;
Scunthorpe . it explains it's self ;)
I've got a favourite French one:
ARS
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Walter,
I live close to the village of Ugley, which I'm pleased to report is the proud home of the Ugley Women's Institute.
I think I've met some of their members ;D
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Icklesham and
Giggleswick
my youngest daughter was at Giggleswick school for 6 years , fabulous place
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The River Piddle in Dorset. They say you can go on the Piddle from Tolpuddle to Puddletown.
Now we know where the Piddle Brewery gets its water from ...
There is a Piddle Brook in the Vale of Evesham, too.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dull,_Perth_and_Kinross
I'm pretty sure I was near Dull when I travelled from Spean Bridge to Dundee a couple of summers ago
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Wetwang
which is not far from my present location . always a crowd pleaser!
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Bubwith
pronounced Bub'orth .it's where the jam butty mines are !
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There is a place called 'Scratchy Bottom' in Dorset.
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I've always enjoyed those places that sound like characters in 30s novels like Stansted Montfichet
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NS,
I've always enjoyed those places that sound like characters in 30s novels like Stansted Montfichet
It's Mountfitchet (with a "u") and I live here!
We're not far from Much Hadham (apparently pound for pound the most expensive village in the country by the way), which always sounds a bit Carry On to me.
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I've always enjoyed those places that sound like characters in 30s novels like Stansted Montfichet
or
Finsbury Park
that one makes me smile
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NS,
It's Mountfitchet (with a "u") and I live here!
We're not far from Much Hadham (apparently pound for pound the most expensive village in the country by the way), which always sounds a bit Carry On to me.
by the way
was that coincidence or do you know each other ?
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Walter,
or
Finsbury Park
that one makes me smile
I was knew someone with a cat called Rubsnif, which was a shortened version of the full name of Krapy Rubsnif...
...which is of course Finsbury Park backwards, which is where the cat came from.
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Walter,
by the way
was that coincidence or do you know each other ?
Coincidence - NS lives much further north I believe.
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Walter,
Coincidence - NS lives much further north I believe.
Indeed, I used to do a weekly commute via Stansted to London. Thanks for the correction, I hadn't realised that I passed you quite that frequently on the train.
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Walter,
I was knew someone with a cat called Rubsnif, which was a shortened version of the full name of Krapy Rubsnif...
...which is of course Finsbury Park backwards, which is where the cat came from.
the coincidences are strong today
Sriram might be on to something hahaha
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I think we've had a thread similar to this in the past as I remember posting about place names in Lincolnshire.
A few of my favourite are Mavis Enderby, Bag Enderby, Boothby Graffoe and the magnificent Rand-cum-Fulnery.
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Boothby Graffoe being a rather fine comedian
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Anton's Gowt
very sore !
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Bell End
near Stourbridge don't titter missus !
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Little Carlton
Lincolnshire music hall specialist act?
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Walter,
I live close to the village of Ugley, which I'm pleased to report is the proud home of the Ugley Women's Institute.
I might be going through Ugley on a bike ride on Saturday, if I head that way - I haven't decided yet - and if I make it that far. I want to visit both Ugley and Nasty in a single day-ride.
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I might be going through Ugley on a bike ride on Saturday, if I head that way - I haven't decided yet - and if I make it that far. I want to visit both Ugley and Nasty in a single day-ride.
let us know how you get on
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Nempnett Thrubwell.
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Boggart Hole Clough.
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Wetwang
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Wetwang
see post No 11
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Badger Dingle
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch which is in Anglesey and means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave"
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Badger Dingle
a character from the TV soap EMMERDALE ?
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
hahahaha , a manufactured name to attract tourists !
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch which is in Anglesey and means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave"
Stokeinteignhead and Combeinteignhead, the longest place-names in England, both in Devon.
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Stokeinteignhead and Combeinteignhead, the longest place-names in England, both in Devon.
not heard of them before , thanks
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hahahaha , a manufactured name to attract tourists !
And you know that for a fact?
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And you know that for a fact?
Well, I certainly do. Have you heard of google?
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And you know that for a fact?
according to a BBC TV program I saw some time ago
if it's on the BBC it MUST be true !
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https://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/history.php "Originally called Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, which means 'The Mary Church by the pool near the White Hazels' the village was renamed in the 19th century. Why ?
This was around the time when the railway was built between Chester and Holyhead at the beginning of the 1850's. A local committee was put together to try and encourage trains, travellers and 19th century tourists to stop at the village in order to help develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre. It is believed that the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was invented by a cobbler from Menai Bridge. Little did he know that he had implemented one of the most successful tourist marketing plans of all time! Today the village is signposted as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and is known to locals as Llanfairpwll or Llanfair. P.G. "
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Great Snoring in Fakenham, Norfolk
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Great Snoring in Fakenham, Norfolk
Little Snoring ,Fakenham, Norfolk
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Jonsuns Toddger in Shropshire stands out by a mile.
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Jonsuns Toddger in Shropshire stands out by a mile.
Jealous? ;D
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Bill's Mothers
apparently it's always a bit black over there !
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Fannyfield, Itchington
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Bucklers Hard
quick , best make use of it then :o
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Fannyfield Itchington
priceless , have you made that up? ;D
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Nope. Exists.
Cock
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https://www.anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/
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https://www.anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/
thanks a lot , I could have done that at the start of the thread ::)
which is where Robbie got her names from !
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I haven't seen that one but did find on 'net.
(Not Icklesham and Giggleswick, knew them already.)
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thanks a lot , I could have done that at the start of the thread ::)
which is where Robbie got her names from !
Then why didn't you?
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Then why didn't you?
Where's the fun in that ?
it's like shouting out the answer BEFORE you do your charade at Christmas
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Where's the fun in that ?
it's like shouting out the answer BEFORE you do your charade at Christmas
I don't think I have ever played that game.
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I haven't seen that one but did find on 'net.
(Not Icklesham and Giggleswick, knew them already.)
I admire your honesty
have 2 house points :)
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I don't think I have ever played that game.
you do not surprise me ::)
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you do not surprise me ::)
And what does that mean?
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And what does that mean?
each word can be found separately in a dictionary if you wish to look them up .
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each word can be found separately in a dictionary if you wish to look them up .
I know how to play charades, I have no interest in playing the game.
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I know how to play charades, I have no interest in playing the game.
you do not surprise me ::)
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you do not surprise me ::)
Why doesn't it surprise you?
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Why doesn't it surprise you?
I'm very cynical.
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I'm very cynical.
About what?
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About what?
Pick a subject ….
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Pratt's Bottom (not a million miles from where I live)
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I know how to play charades, I have no interest in playing the game.
Charades? I thought we were playing "Make Up Place Names that Sound Rude".
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Charades? I thought we were playing "Make Up Place Names that Sound Rude".
There is no need to make them up as they actually exist.
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There is a place called 'Scratchy Bottom' in Dorset.
that's quite a famous one. I prefer these two examples, also in Dorset
Wancombe Bottom
Smacam Down
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38078622/this-map-shows-the-rudest-place-names-in-the-world