Amusing UK place names
From Crapstone to Great Cockup to Pratt’s Bottom: this list of “159 of the most stupidly named places in the UK” (i.e., names that are, as the page says, “smutty”) is quite entertaining. Each name is linked to a map of the location, just in case you don’t believe such places could actually exist.
You have to love a country with place names like Nasty, Rotten Bottom, and Twatt, don’t you?
my favorites (of ones I had seen) were Crudwell and Mudford. On the attractive side, I can’t find anything to beat Ryme Intrinseca . . . .
Is there a site anywhere listing the most beautiful UK place names?
I actually have a book of UK place names, so maybe I will have to write up my own list someday.
I used to live in the South West of Britain and near Bristol there is a place called Fishpond. Imagine telling people that you live in Fishpond…
I’m from Somerset and near me there is Puddletown, which is sweet, and tinker’s Bubble! A road called Paradise, and an area called Wagg!
oh and up the road from me is a village called Coat!
Oh, that’s lovely. I want to move there just so I can use those names all the time. 🙂
Check this out… I’m welsh originally… My starsign is half goat half man (capricorn)… and i live in Ramsbottom!!! Blame my parents for all those!!!
Well, we may not have such cool names here in Washington State, but we do have places like Puyallup, Sequim, and Walla Walla.
Hey! I live in Fishponds, Bristol…oh….I see what you mean…