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]]> https://coolmanchester.com/general-rants/russia#comments https://coolmanchester.com/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=314 I know this is really immature...Places with rude sounding names https://coolmanchester.com/cm-main/i-know-this-is-really Fri, 27 Jun 2014 01:05:00 +0000 bluejovanka Oddities Gay "stuff" 300@https://coolmanchester.com/ <p>I came across this link earlier today and it has tickled me</p> <p><img src="http://practicalfilmtheory.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/old-lady-2.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="540" /></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/">http://www.anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/</a></p> <h1 class="entry-title">Ultimate List of Funny and Rude British Place Names</h1> <p class="entry-content">We’ve done hours of research and have put together the ultimate list of funny British place names. I was laughing for hours trying to find the most amusing and rude place names in the British Isles. I hope you get as much pleasure reading the list as I got putting it together.</p> <p class="entry-content">Be sure to check out our fun Word Cloud Map of the UK which incorporates al the words on this list into a fun geographical representation of the UK.</p> <p class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/"><img src="http://anglotopia.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Funny-places-in-britain-map-medium-branded.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <div class="entry-content"> <ul> <li> <p class="entry-content">Back Passage, London</p> </li> <li> <p class="entry-content">Mincing Lane, London</p> </li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li>Mudchute, London</li> <li>Percy Passage, London</li> <li>Swallow Passage, London</li> <li>Trump Street, London</li> <li>Cumming Street, London</li> <li>Cockfoster, London</li> <li>Dick Turpin Lane, London</li> <li>Cock Hill, London</li> <li>Titley Close, London</li> <li>Cockbush Avenue, London</li> </ul> <h3>Rude and Funny English Village and Place Names in England</h3> <ul> <li>Acock’s Green, Worcestershire, UK</li> <li>Babes Well, Durham, UK</li> <li>Bachelors Bump, Essex, UK</li> <li>Backside Lane, Oxfordshire</li> <li>Balls Green, Kent, England</li> <li>Balls Cross, WestSussex</li> <li>Bareleg Hill, Staffordshire, UK</li> <li>Barking, Essex</li> <li>Beaver Close, Surrey</li> <li>Bedlam Bottom, Hampshire, UK</li> <li>Beef Lane, Oxfordshire</li> <li>Beer, Devon, UK</li> <li>Beggars Bush, Sussex passed her prime</li> <li>Bell End near Lickey End</li> <li>Bishops Itchington, Staffs, UK</li> <li>Bitchfield, Lincolnshire</li> <li>Boggy Bottom, Abbots Langley, Herts, UK</li> <li>Booty Lane, NorthYorkshire</li> <li>Bottoms Fold, Lancashire</li> <li>Broadbottom, Cheshire, UK</li> <li>Brown Willy, Cornwall,UK</li> <li>Bushygap, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Catholes, Cumbria</li> <li>Catsgore, Somerset, UK</li> <li>Charles Bottom, Devon, UK</li> <li>Clap Hill, village in Kent, UK</li> <li>Clay Bottom, Bristol, UK</li> <li>Cock Alley, Calow, UK</li> <li>Cock Bridge, Hope, Derbyshire, UK</li> <li>Cock Green, nr Braintree</li> <li>Cock Lane, Tutts Clump, Berkshire, UK</li> <li>Cock Law, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Cock and Bell Lane, Suffolk</li> <li>Cockermouth, Cumbria</li> <li>Cockernhoe, nr Luton, UK</li> <li>Cocking, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK</li> <li>Cockintake, Staffordshire, UK</li> <li>Cockpit Hill, Derbyshire, UK</li> <li>Cockplay, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Cocks, Cornwall</li> <li>Cockshoot Close, Oxfordshire</li> <li>Cockshot, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Cockshutt Wood, Sheffield, UK</li> <li>Cockup Lake District, Cumbria. UK</li> <li>Coldwind, Cornwall, UK</li> <li>Crackington Haven, Cornwall, UK</li> <li>Crackpot, North Yorkshire, UK</li> <li>Crapstone, Devon</li> <li>Crotch Crescent, Oxford</li> <li>Deans Bottom, Kent, UK</li> <li>Devil’s Lapful, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Dicks Mount, Suffolk</li> <li>Drinkstone, Suffolk, UK</li> <li>Faggot, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Fanny Barks, Durham, UK</li> <li>Fanny Avenue, Derbyshire</li> <li>Fanny Hands Lane, Lincolnshire</li> <li>Feltham Close, Hampshire</li> <li>Feltwell, Norfolk</li> <li>Fingringhoe, Essex</li> <li>Flesh Shank, Northumberland, UK</li> <li>Friars Entry, Oxfordshire</li> <li>Fruitfall Cove, Cornwall, UK</li> <li>Fudgepack upon Humber, Humberside</li> <li>Gay Street, Sussex. UK</li> <li>Gays Hill, Cornwall, UK</li> <li>Giggleswick, Staincliffe, Nth. Yorkshire, UK</li> <li>Golden Balls, Oxfordshire, UK</li> <li>Gravelly Bottom Road, nr Langley Heath, Kent, UK</li> <li>Great Cockup &amp; Little Cockup, hills in The Lake District, UK</li> <li>Great Horwood, Bucks, UK</li> <li>Great Tosson, Northumberland</li> <li>Grope Lane, Shropshire</li> <li>Hampton Gay, Oxfordshire, UK</li> </ul> <p>Can anyone confirm if these place names are real?</p> <p> </p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="https://coolmanchester.com/cm-main/i-know-this-is-really">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.coolmanchester.com">CoolManchester</a>.</small></p></div> I came across this link earlier today and it has tickled me

 

http://www.anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/

Ultimate List of Funny and Rude British Place Names

We’ve done hours of research and have put together the ultimate list of funny British place names. I was laughing for hours trying to find the most amusing and rude place names in the British Isles. I hope you get as much pleasure reading the list as I got putting it together.

Be sure to check out our fun Word Cloud Map of the UK which incorporates al the words on this list into a fun geographical representation of the UK.

  • Back Passage, London

  • Mincing Lane, London

  • Mudchute, London
  • Percy Passage, London
  • Swallow Passage, London
  • Trump Street, London
  • Cumming Street, London
  • Cockfoster, London
  • Dick Turpin Lane, London
  • Cock Hill, London
  • Titley Close, London
  • Cockbush Avenue, London

Rude and Funny English Village and Place Names in England

  • Acock’s Green, Worcestershire, UK
  • Babes Well, Durham, UK
  • Bachelors Bump, Essex, UK
  • Backside Lane, Oxfordshire
  • Balls Green, Kent, England
  • Balls Cross, WestSussex
  • Bareleg Hill, Staffordshire, UK
  • Barking, Essex
  • Beaver Close, Surrey
  • Bedlam Bottom, Hampshire, UK
  • Beef Lane, Oxfordshire
  • Beer, Devon, UK
  • Beggars Bush, Sussex passed her prime
  • Bell End near Lickey End
  • Bishops Itchington, Staffs, UK
  • Bitchfield, Lincolnshire
  • Boggy Bottom, Abbots Langley, Herts, UK
  • Booty Lane, NorthYorkshire
  • Bottoms Fold, Lancashire
  • Broadbottom, Cheshire, UK
  • Brown Willy, Cornwall,UK
  • Bushygap, Northumberland, UK
  • Catholes, Cumbria
  • Catsgore, Somerset, UK
  • Charles Bottom, Devon, UK
  • Clap Hill, village in Kent, UK
  • Clay Bottom, Bristol, UK
  • Cock Alley, Calow, UK
  • Cock Bridge, Hope, Derbyshire, UK
  • Cock Green, nr Braintree
  • Cock Lane, Tutts Clump, Berkshire, UK
  • Cock Law, Northumberland, UK
  • Cock and Bell Lane, Suffolk
  • Cockermouth, Cumbria
  • Cockernhoe, nr Luton, UK
  • Cocking, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK
  • Cockintake, Staffordshire, UK
  • Cockpit Hill, Derbyshire, UK
  • Cockplay, Northumberland, UK
  • Cocks, Cornwall
  • Cockshoot Close, Oxfordshire
  • Cockshot, Northumberland, UK
  • Cockshutt Wood, Sheffield, UK
  • Cockup Lake District, Cumbria. UK
  • Coldwind, Cornwall, UK
  • Crackington Haven, Cornwall, UK
  • Crackpot, North Yorkshire, UK
  • Crapstone, Devon
  • Crotch Crescent, Oxford
  • Deans Bottom, Kent, UK
  • Devil’s Lapful, Northumberland, UK
  • Dicks Mount, Suffolk
  • Drinkstone, Suffolk, UK
  • Faggot, Northumberland, UK
  • Fanny Barks, Durham, UK
  • Fanny Avenue, Derbyshire
  • Fanny Hands Lane, Lincolnshire
  • Feltham Close, Hampshire
  • Feltwell, Norfolk
  • Fingringhoe, Essex
  • Flesh Shank, Northumberland, UK
  • Friars Entry, Oxfordshire
  • Fruitfall Cove, Cornwall, UK
  • Fudgepack upon Humber, Humberside
  • Gay Street, Sussex. UK
  • Gays Hill, Cornwall, UK
  • Giggleswick, Staincliffe, Nth. Yorkshire, UK
  • Golden Balls, Oxfordshire, UK
  • Gravelly Bottom Road, nr Langley Heath, Kent, UK
  • Great Cockup & Little Cockup, hills in The Lake District, UK
  • Great Horwood, Bucks, UK
  • Great Tosson, Northumberland
  • Grope Lane, Shropshire
  • Hampton Gay, Oxfordshire, UK

Can anyone confirm if these place names are real?

 

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]]> https://coolmanchester.com/cm-main/i-know-this-is-really#comments https://coolmanchester.com/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=300 Best New Band in Manchester???? https://coolmanchester.com/music/music-reviews/best-new-band-in-manchester-2 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:54:00 +0000 mcrlovesmusic Oddities Out and About MUSIC-Reviews 230@https://coolmanchester.com/ <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">sorry to take traffic away from the site but this needs to be shared.....</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://mcrlovesmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/pat-lyons-and-sins-album-launch.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+ManchesterLovesMusic+(Manchester+Loves+Music">http://mcrlovesmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/pat-lyons-and-sins-album-launch.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+ManchesterLovesMusic+(Manchester+Loves+Music</a>)</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="https://coolmanchester.com/music/music-reviews/best-new-band-in-manchester-2">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.coolmanchester.com">CoolManchester</a>.</small></p></div> sorry to take traffic away from the site but this needs to be shared.....

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