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I'm planning to do an article about funny place names in England. Since nobody responded to my plea in the newsletter, I'm posting this here for anyone to respond to.

Give me some funny English place names that you know. Gold star for you if you can tell me the origins of the name.

Also, let me know if you're comfortable with me quoting you in the article. I may PM you for your full name and location.

The funnier, the better. But let's keep this clean, folks! I am aware that there are some rather vulgar sounding place names out there!

One of my favorites was Cowbit (actually pronounced "Cubbitt"). Admittedly, we were slap-happy on the drive from Yorkshire back to London, and it just struck us funny. We even parked the car and took a photo by the town sign!

That wasn't as good as the town of Eye, though!

Both are near Peterborough.

You just reminded me...we drove past some place in Yorkshire...Goat-something. I can't remember the name of the town, but we laughed about it a lot.

Ahhhh...what was it? It was near the North York Moors. This is probably going to bug me now until I can remember it.

I knew I made a list of these after our visit to Cowbit and Eye:

Eyemouth
Tweedmouth
Spittal
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Thwing
Sewerby
Flamborough
Eye Green (near Eye)
Outwell / Upwell
Three Holes
Ickburgh
Puddledock

Spittal! I love it!

I believe Three Holes was actually one of those towns listed in my friend's book of naughty place names.

Since I'm starting work on the article about this, I came across this page. It's been fun doing research on some of these names.

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There are plenty of funny street names in Britain, too -


Balls Street
Bell End
Bitchams Mead
Bordom Hill
Bottom Street
Bugger End
Bummers Hill
Bulcock Street
Butt Lane
Butts Court
Cackle Street
Cake Street
Chavey Down Road
Cock Lane
Cockshot Road
Cracknuts Lane
Crapple Lane
Crazy Lane
Crotch Crescent
Dicky Lane
Droop Street
Dumber Lane
Dyke Close
Fartown
Fanny Street
Fishey Lane
Football
Frying Pan Alley
Gay Street
Gropers Lane
Happy Land
Hoare Road
Holebottom
Itchin Close
Knob Lane
Lady Gardens
Land of Green Ginger
Little Shambles
Loonies Court
Messines Close
Mincing Lane
Minge Lane
Mouthey�s Lane
My Lord's Road
Nameplate Close
No Name Street
Nutter Lane
Nutter Street
Pant-y-Pistyll
Petty France
Piddle Lane
Porridge Pot Alley
Potto Street
Pratt's Folly Lane
Road
Rotten Row
Scratchface Lane
Shaggs Meadow
Silly Lane
Slag Lane
Slappers Hill
Smellies Lane
Sodom Lane
Street
Tarmac Road
The Shutt
Tickle Avenue
Tongue Lane
Trash Lane
Trump Street
Warning Tongue Lane
Weevil Lane
Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate
Willey Street

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