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Why stop at Scunthorpe when Britain has so many questionable place names... * Brown Willy, Cornwall * Cock Alley, Calow * Shitterton, Dorset * Fanny Barks,
by shaftoe444 4y ago
Why stop at Scunthorpe when Britain has so many questionable place names...
* Brown Willy, Cornwall
* Cock Alley, Calow
* Shitterton, Dorset
* Fanny Barks, Durham
* Fingringhoe, Essex
* Bitchfield, Lincolnshire
* Moisty Lane, Staffordshire
* Shitlingthorpe, Yorkshire
* Wetwang, East Yorkshire
* Butt Hole Road, South Yorkshire
* Assloss, Ayrshire
* Cock of Arran, Isle of Arran
* Fannyfield, Ross and Cromarty
* Dick Court, Lanarkshire
* Twatt, Orkney
* Three Cocks, Breconshire
* Bullyhole Bottom, Monmouthshire
- bitwize 4y agoBritain also has a fine tradition of streets with the name Gropecunt Lane -- and yes, whatever you think happened there, happened there. Some of them have had their names changed over the years to Grove Lane or similar.
- ascorbic 4y agoLove Lane sounds more charming but had the same origin