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In England years ago we would visit Weston-under-Lizard (the town of Weston in the shadow of the hill Lizard — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-under-Lizard
by sonofhans 6y ago
In England years ago we would visit Weston-under-Lizard (the town of Weston in the shadow of the hill Lizard — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-under-Lizard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-under-Lizard). That’s my favorite name of this type.
- mprev 6y agoNever thought I’d see my part of the world on here; used to drive through Weston under Lizard every day. Some good place names in Shropshire, too, but Durham has my favourite with No Place and Pity Me.
- nickt 6y agoDon’t forget Quaking Houses and Unthank!
- mprev 6y agoI always thought Quebec was an odd name for a village located in County Durham. Pretty sure there's a California near Crook, too. Muggleswick near Consett is a good one. And then over in Northumberland there's Once Brewed, Twice Brewed, Snodgrass.
- pacaro 6y agoI've always considered Nempnett Thrubwell to be setting a pretty high standard on the bizarre English place names index. The Wallops (Nether Wallop, Middle Wallop, and Over Wallop) are good too