The very, very childish OS place names thread

Bell End, near Birmingham

Bell End, near Birmingham always tickled me:

Used to live near Greater and

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.

Nice…
 

Nob End anyone?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nob_End

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  – 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). 

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…

Forgot to add Morphany Lane

Forgot to add Morphany Lane in Cheshire.

When I was growing up,

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  – 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.