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The very, very childish OS place names thread

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dottigirl | 8 years ago
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From the other thread, Newdigate (near Dorking).

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youngoldbloke | 8 years ago
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Anyone mentioned Sodom (Dauntsey) in Wiltshire yet? Then there is Cock Road in Rowde, near Devizes.

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Judge dreadful | 8 years ago
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Shitterton near Bere Regis. That one always makes me laugh. Cocking hill, and the Cocking Causeway, around Cocking in West Sussex, I nearly fell off my bike laughing at that little lot last Sunday.  24 . I've got a Winkle street just round the corner from where I live too  21

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louigy | 8 years ago
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If you want to really mucky there is slutshole lane in Attleborough in Norfolk

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Kingrolo | 8 years ago
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This make me laugh everytime I pass https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.325744,-5.133112,3a,52y,46.23h,83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJgGBRnxZmRlejOFpNBTYoA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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Jimbonic | 8 years ago
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To get to (I guess it's the old Manchester City ground - I'm not a footballist!), you had to go up Back Passage!

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pirnie | 8 years ago
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This one always amuses me too:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.610284,-1.802697,3a,61.8y,310.68h,86.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMeaal7JAkPdqesU7k2iDuA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

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Sadly Biggins | 8 years ago
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One of my reasonably regular routes goes through Cock Green. I'm sure there's a cream for that though.

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Judge dreadful | 8 years ago
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Danger Dicko | 8 years ago
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In Shepshed near Loughboro there's a Butthole Lane.

The local football team, Shepshed Dynamo have their ground on the road. Their fans sing "if you like it up the Butthole clap your hands".

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Bob's Bikes | 7 years ago
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Saw this the other day and thought to myself got to add this to the list.

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21xtreme | 7 years ago
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some good name places  on ere

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kil0ran replied to Jimbomitch | 7 years ago
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Jimbomitch wrote:

The Lady Place Car Park is in Alton I believe( As is Butts Road) ........ I often park in the Lady Place.......

Grew up in Butts Road, Dad's initials are BJ

endless fun...

Lower Upham always made me smile (best punctuated for comedy effect Lower, Upham)

Further afield there is a place hallowed by everyone into burly chocaholic truckers, Yorkeys Knob

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkeys_Knob,_Queensland

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Man of Lard | 7 years ago
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When I was growing up, Whittonstall Road in Chopwell, Co Durham (as it was then - Gateshead now) was called "Fanny Bush Lane"... the council changed the name in 2009 either because the street signs kept getting nicked or suddenly people didn't like living on Fanny Bush Lane... 

 

When we got out driving licences (and managed to wangle the use of a car) we used to whip up the A1 to Shilbottle just south of Alnwick in Northumberland with a roll of ¾" tape to change the first "L" on all the signs to a "T" (none of this using marker pens for us - we were professionals yes - so they would often be there for weeks and of course left adhesive behind which attracted dirt and redid the puerile defacement) - I still chuckle as I pass by.

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Lamb Henry | 7 years ago
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On  a recent ride I passed through Cockpole Green and then later on the ride on a climb out of Henly I passed through Lower Assendon followed by Middle Assendon. As I continued I had my fingers crossed I would see Upper Assendon but alas there was no such place, however I was greeted by "Pishill" instead.

 

 

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Lamb Henry | 7 years ago
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Forgot to add Morphany Lane in Cheshire.

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Kapelmuur replied to Man of Lard | 7 years ago
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Man of Lard wrote:

When we got out driving licences (and managed to wangle the use of a car) we used to whip up the A1 to Shilbottle just south of Alnwick in Northumberland with a roll of ¾" tape to change the first "L" on all the signs to a "T" (none of this using marker pens for us - we were professionals yes - so they would often be there for weeks and of course left adhesive behind which attracted dirt and redid the puerile defacement) - I still chuckle as I pass by.

 

My pal who lives on Ankers Lane complains about people like you...

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Man of Lard replied to Kapelmuur | 7 years ago
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Kapelmuur wrote:

My pal who lives on Ankers Lane complains about people like you...

In my defence, I was young and foolish and it was nearly 30 years go now...

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Bob's Bikes | 7 years ago
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This thread always reminds me of the old adage;-

If Ty-phoo put the T in Britain who put the C**T in Scunthorpe?

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Stratman replied to Man of Lard | 7 years ago
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Man of Lard wrote:

When we got out driving licences (and managed to wangle the use of a car) we used to whip up the A1 to Shilbottle just south of Alnwick in Northumberland with a roll of ¾" tape to change the first "L" on all the signs to a "T" (none of this using marker pens for us - we were professionals yes - so they would often be there for weeks and of course left adhesive behind which attracted dirt and redid the puerile defacement) - I still chuckle as I pass by.

 

Stewart Lee built a whole routine on this, which he used in his BBC show a couple of years back,  and praised the thoroughness of the work (all the signs). 

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Bob's Bikes | 7 years ago
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The.MVP | 7 years ago
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bertisfantastic | 7 years ago
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madcarew | 7 years ago
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Used to live near Greater and Lesser Snoring in Norfolk, used to drive through Newton-with-scales and Newton-without-scales going to my sister-in-laws.

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brooksby | 7 years ago
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My kids are always pleased to see Jackament's Bottom, on the edge of the Cotswolds.

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willvousden | 7 years ago
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Bell End, near Birmingham always tickled me:

 

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El Camino | 7 years ago
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No word of a lie, it's quite a stiff climb up to Bell End in Rowley Regis.

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