Brad Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 11:08 PM, Mancunian airman said: Rumour from my youth has it that the Australian beer that carried the letter four XXXX had to replace what was on the tin because they werent allow to put the word SHXT . . . . Nah it's because Queenslanders can't spell "beer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I thought this was a joke name for comedic effect. Having driven through the village t'other day I can guarantee it exists. https://youtu.be/IbmsYBPJLdU 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 56 minutes ago, Stef N. said: I thought this was a joke name for comedic effect. Having driven through the village t'other day I can guarantee it exists. https://youtu.be/IbmsYBPJLdU Village names are fantastic in this part of the world. Just down the road you drive though Fangfoss, immediately afterwards Spittal and then Yapham. I think the Vikings had a way with words. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Norfolk has a few odd place names pronounced very differently to how they are spelled, see Happisburgh and Costessey for example. It helps to spot the non-locals.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Places which have names ending in -ham are old Anglo-Saxon. Ham derived from 'home-stead' or settlement Viking places can be noted with the ending 'by' eg Whitby. 'By' also means a settlement or farmstead Thats also why towns have local laws called 'By-laws', also spelt 'Byelaws' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I still like Cold Christmas in Essex. (Not to mention Good Easter) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jo NZ said: I still like Cold Christmas in Essex. (Not to mention Good Easter) That's the one with the spooky old church. My mate thought it would be fun to drive us up there one night.😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) There are an abundance of weird and wonderful place names in the UK. It would seem our ancestors had a definite way with words! Place names that translate into literally like "the place in the crook of the river" or "settlement on the brow of the hill" we have a rich and varied history of place names. However, they can be a little, shall we say, eye opening in this day and age - thankfully the British sense of humour (and history) seems to hold sway and keeps them in place for future generations to have a few giggles! (the following have been borrowed from https://anglotopia.net/ultimate-list-of-funny-british-place-names/) Back Passage, London Mincing Lane, London Mudchute, London Percy Passage, London Swallow Passage, London Trump Street, London Cumming Street, London Cock Hill, London Titley Close, London Cockbush Avenue, London Cock Lane, Tutts Clump, Berkshire, UK Golden Balls, Oxfordshire Hooker Road, Norwich Moisty Lane, Staffordshire I think we have one of the most wonderful and varied histories of place names. From Saxon, Roman, Celtic, Viking, Norman and everything in-between, such a rich and diverse history. Edited July 25, 2021 by treker_ed 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 A friend of mine used to do coastal patrols for H HM Customs & Excise and one of his favourite places to visit was Pluck’s Gutter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 And the there was the new police station to be built in Pig Lane. They changed the name of the road.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Came across this yesterday and reminded me of this thread. Top-notch facility management services for sure 😂 Cheers Markus Edited July 25, 2021 by Shorty84 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 58 minutes ago, Jo NZ said: And the there was the new police station to be built in Pig Lane. They changed the name of the road.... A housing development was built some years ago on an existing road, probably been there since the Norman Conquest, but the new residents applied to the council to have it changed, apparently they didn't like living on Mucky Lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 This pic reminded me of an incident a few years ago. Our family had spent a couple of memorable holidays in Bavaria, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. I later found a beautiful screen saver which displayed a 360 degree rotating panorama from the top of a nearby alpine peak - the W a n k. I was subsequently investigated by the Health Board as the IT department had become aware of my W a n k Screensaver, and reported me for installing inappropriate material on a Health Board computer! Quack. (strangely no longer to be found on the GMC list) Incorrect keeps changing W a n k to shandy no matter how often I retype!! And autocorrect insists on correcting "autocorrect" to "incorrect!" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 My first name is Frederick, my surname begins with a K. My father wanted my middle names to be Ulysses Charles Somehow I ended up with Daniel instead 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Probably not that funny but there is a hamlet in Lincolnshire called 'Wasps Nest', hope the postie carries a ladder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Head in the clouds. said: Probably not that funny but there is a hamlet in Lincolnshire called 'Wasps Nest', hope the postie carries a ladder. And not so far away are Labour In Vain Drove (Billinghay) and No Mans' Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Alex Gordon said: Labour In Vain Very true, I was trying to remember that but could not recall it as I drove past it on Friday on my way to Conningsby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Jo NZ said: And the there was the new police station to be built in Pig Lane. And then there is: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/perfectly-named-address-south-yorkshire-police-complex-raises-smile-1358470 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Black Knight said: Places which have names ending in -ham are old Anglo-Saxon. Ham derived from 'home-stead' or settlement @Black Knight similar for place names ending in 'ton', meaning 'an enclosed space' this is also from the Angles, Saxons and Jutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 One of my favorite street names is Skunk's Misery Road, on Long Island, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Nottingham was originally known as Snotingham in Saxon times, 'the home of Snot', although the spelling in Early English was different. On the A17 in South Lincolnshire is a small village called Saracens Head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I came across another example of a word or similar in one language meaning something different in another when away for a few days about a month ago. Norwich Airport is currently a store for aircraft not in service due to the pandemic. Amongst the aircraft there I saw a couple from a Swedish operator called BRA. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On the matter of place names, several years ago I worked with a fellow from America. One day over coffee, a group of us got into a conversation about strange place names and he mentioned a struggle he had trying to get his place of birth on his birth certificate updated as the town had changed it's name at some point after he was born. Apparently they wouldn't let him change it out of concern for accuracy of record keeping. I don't recall what he said the name of the town had been changed to, but on his birth certificate, it said his place of birth was "Grandpa's Knob". It was somewhere in the New England states. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Unfortunate car names: Audi’ e-tron in French, étron means t-rd Suzuki LaPuta in Spanish or Portugese la puta is a derogatory term for a prostitute Mitsubishi Pajero In Spain, its name translates as 'w-nker', so it’s called the Montero there Ford Pinto in South American Spanish slang, pinto means tiny penis Nissan Moco in Spanish mocomeans mucus Chevrolet Nova in Spanish, the words No va translate to It doesn't go Toyota Isis aimed at the Middle Eastern market? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) A local one to me. Has interesting links to Dick Turpin/James Whitney type highwaymen. Edited July 26, 2021 by Stef N. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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