Where do places get their names?

[Caren]

ok, near where i live, we have a gallows corner, self explanatory, they used to hang people there. We also have a place called, one tree hill, also self explanatory. Well today, i was happily driving my coach through the lovely Essex country side, and drove through a place called . . . wait for it . . . . Fingeringhoe Really? omg! how on earth did they come up with that name? well i never!! bahahaha :8855:

 

[Retfordmag]

I'm originally from the north east and near Durham there is "Pity Me" and "No Place", and of course there is Twatt in Scotland

and while googling I found this link to odd named towns

http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/placenames.htm

 

[jillyiant]

Caren

Not as bad as some in the USA

 

[lamornamiss]

Worcester has got Wyre Piddle ,Upper Piddle and Lower Piddle.
They have got their own brewery that serves beers called
Piddle in the Hole, Piddle in the Wind, Piddle in the Dark, Piddle in the Sun and Piddle in the Snow.
And it's got its own watercourse called Piddle Brook


And how about 2 roads by me called Mincing Lane and Bell End Lane the area is also called Bell End

 

[Caren]

Worcester has got Wyre Piddle ,Upper Piddle and Lower Piddle.
They have got their own brewery that serves beers called
Piddle in the Hole, Piddle in the Wind, Piddle in the Dark, Piddle in the Sun and Piddle in the Snow.
And it's got its own watercourse called Piddle Brook


And how about 2 roads by me called Mincing Lane and Bell End Lane the area is also called Bell End

bahahahaha x

 

[yviec1972]

Just up the road from me there's a place called idle that has a working men's club!! You couldn't make it up xx

 

[Retfordmag]

Looking on that list - Cockup Bottom

 

[claire-anna]

Worcester has got Wyre Piddle ,Upper Piddle and Lower Piddle.
They have got their own brewery that serves beers called
Piddle in the Hole, Piddle in the Wind, Piddle in the Dark, Piddle in the Sun and Piddle in the Snow.
And it's got its own watercourse called Piddle Brook


And how about 2 roads by me called Mincing Lane and Bell End Lane the area is also called Bell End

I see to sell piddle in my pub.. x

Mincing lane ...love it haha

 

[Jamast]

I'm originally from the north east and near Durham there is "Pity Me" and "No Place", and of course there is Twatt in Scotland

I know Twatt in Scotland - she's my best mate (and she's going to kill me for that lol).

Down here we have 'Brown Willy; Cheesewring; Grandma's Gusset; Skinners Bottom; Mousehole; Indian Queens; Little Egypt; Playing Place; Booby's Beach; Cocksbarrow; Maudlin; Hells Bay and No-Mans land. I'm sure there are many more lol.

 

[Mazza]

Theres a village near me called WILLEY!!

Willey, Warwickshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[shelleymarie]

I live quite near Lower Dicker, there is a an Upper Dicker too. Also a Dicker Wood!! lol.

 

[tanychance]

We have lickey end here!

 

[Andy1968]

I remember as a kid when on holiday going through a place called 'Shitterton'.... and there is a place called 'Ugley' out in Cambs way I think! .....
Bell end road though.... Hahahahaha!!

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[Caren]

theres got to be a skin road somewhere, wouldnt want to live at number 4 hahaha xxx

 

[snagglepuss]

I almost bought a house in Northants a few years ago, the address was No.1 Bell End!

 

[JO28172]

One for us fatties. BROADBOTTOM
We go through here on the way to manchester

 

[electricboogaloo]

I'm originally from the north east and near Durham there is "Pity Me" and "No Place", and of course there is Twatt in Scotland

and while googling I found this link to odd named towns

Odd and Unusual Place Names

I lived a few miles from Pity Me. Sounds quite normal to me, but always makes some people giggle!