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Place names that make you laugh - JJB - 21-10-2020
We've had words that make you laugh which brought me to thinking that there are load of weird place names, let's see what we come up with, it might be a good geography lesson too. So amusing/strange/downright peculiar place names please.
I'll start
I saw a village name near Andower Hants while out and about yesterday called Smannell. It doesn't easily roll of the tongue and made me smile
The river Piddle in Dorset
I'm not far from the village of Nether Wallop
In NZ there was a place called Waikikamukau. (Why kick a moo cow) when passing as kids we always asked 'why not?'
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Small chilli - 21-10-2020
You can get a map of the UK with all the rude place name on it. I’ll see if I can find a link to it. Its hours of entertainment
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Veggie - 21-10-2020
As kids, my brother and I always laughed at Mold, Bootle and Wem and we named a little pink plastic bear Wallasey. I think it came from a cracker or a lucky bag and was only an inch or so tall. We used to play "Where's Wallasey?" until I hung it from the clothes line by a piece of cotton and Wallasey blew away.
Brother has never forgiven for that.
I just have to say Wallasey and it sets him off.
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Eyren - 21-10-2020
How about Lickey End? It's in Worcestershire, not that far from where I went to school
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Small chilli - 21-10-2020
Here you go the a map
https://marvellousmaps.com/shop/stgs-great-british-place-names-map?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Veggie - 21-10-2020
Makes me want to visit some of those places ^^^ take a selfie beside the Sign.
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Veggie - 21-10-2020
There's a place near Oswestry called Knockin.
Every time I went up to North Wales with one of the blokes from work you could bet that they're make some reference to the Shop.
Men can be so predictable.
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Can the Man - 21-10-2020
There is a town in county Donegal called Muff, and it really has a diving club. I leave you to figure that one out
, they also have a distillery that makes Muff Vodka and Muff Gin.
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Norfolk Grey - 22-10-2020
Winfarthing - always gets changed to windfarting and Long Stratton has had its signs graffiti'd to something else but I will let you work it out (hint change the middle tt)
Then there is always good old three mile and six mile bottom
RE: Place names that make you laugh - Moth - 22-10-2020
Here in Leicestershire we have Belchers Bar.