crazy place and street names

[phoebelala]

Anyone noticed how we have so many mad street and place names in the UK?

The other day I encountered:

"Pocket Handkerchief Lane" in Dinnington South Yorks.

anyone got any other mad names of places/streets we can have a giggle at?

Al

[Woodzie]

There is a upper and lower 'dicking' in West Sussex, somewhere called lost up north , a hamlet called DUNGE near here an a town in the USA called mianus

[phoebelala]

C o c k i n g lane

Addingham Near Ilkley. often Used by lovers in their cars in the past.

[charvell]

C o c k i n g lane

Addingham Near Ilkley. often Used by lovers in their cars in the past.

And there is London which now has passport control

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

And don't forget that well known trio:

1) Northampton
2) Southampton
3) Littlehampton

In the suffolk area you have PrickWillow and Six Mile Bottom


Trev

[fatfires]

and the good old schoolboys favorite Brown Willy in Cornwall........
now how did that get it's name???
No dont!!!!

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Don't also forget you can do a tour of Top American Cities by just visiting Sussex and Lincolnshire - Boston, New York & Washington


Trev

[phoebelala]

Don't also forget you can do a tour of Top American Cities by just visiting Sussex and Lincolnshire - Boston, New York & Washington


Trev

How about "WET WANG" near Bridlington.

[hawkwind]

Or Cockermouth in Cumbria

[hawkwind]

Or T w a t t in the shetlands

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...app=newmap.srf

Or fanny hands lane
http://www.cowdery.demon.co.uk/images/fannyhand.jpg

[POPEYE]

Theres a Lower upham, Upham, But no Right upham! near here, Also a pub on
the old A27 called the Black Boy, Although its probably been made to change it to The Ethinic Minority Young Male or something by now!! An Isambard
Kingdom Brunel Way in ports, Nice one to ask the cabby for when yer pi$$ed

[hawkwind]

Looks like the weathers always sunny here...

http://www.wunderground.com/US/OR/$$$$ers_Corner.html

[phoebelala]

Or T w a t t in the shetlands

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...app=newmap.srf

Or fanny hands lane
http://www.cowdery.demon.co.uk/images/fannyhand.jpg

Fanny hands lane is winning so far on the smileometer

[Diezel Weazel]

Anyone noticed how we have so many mad street and place names in the UK?

The other day I encountered:

"Pocket Handkerchief Lane" in Dinnington South Yorks.

anyone got any other mad names of places/streets we can have a giggle at?

Al

How about "Alldicks Road" in Hemel Hempstead !!!!!!
See also new thread " In Fron tera my House"

There's always a Payback.... You just can't see it Comin !!!!

[joker??]

And there is London which now has passport control

isnt croydon where all the immagrants are meant to register??
so i take it passport control is not in croydon lol