Comments | sarcaustik: That can't be a real place.

sarcaustik

That can't be a real place.

Sep 02, 2003 10:20

Proper holiday write-up to follow soon, but here is a little quiz-ette for you to be going on with. On our travels through the West Country steer and I happened upon a number of roadsigns pointing to the unlikeliest of destinations. Your task is to identify which of the following are real places and which ones I have just made up. Tick the ones you ( Read more... )

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minigoth September 2 2003, 02:27:55 UTC

Considering where you've been, I'm suspecting these are ALL real places...

filthyrikky September 2 2003, 02:29:53 UTC

There is a "Bell End" in Leicestershire and a "bishops knob" somewhere in scotland.

sarcaustik September 2 2003, 02:40:46 UTC

Heh, can you imagine giving either of those as an address on an official form? I know somewhere there is a street name 'Back Passage' but I can't remember where.

filthyrikky September 2 2003, 04:31:05 UTC

When I worked at T****** a few years back we spent ages pouring over maps so yeah..I remember we collected quite a few interesing names. And addresses of various celebrities for future stalking / firebombing

purrpurrpussy September 2 2003, 03:37:57 UTC

"Lickey End" and "Bell End" are in Worcs with the fantastically name "Wetwang" in Yorkshire...

I always liked "Cockfield" - man - Giger must have lived there.

Bushybottom, Black Bush (cambs), Muck, Six Mile Bottom (cambs), my fav - Ugley - complete with "The Ugley Womens Institute", Pratts Bottom, Faggot, Lickshead (staff.), Crapham, Snatch Ho and Snatch Wood, Knacker's Hole, Balls, Windy Nook and Windy Gap, Breast Haw, Fiddler Ho, Tithill... that's enough....

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hiddenpaw September 2 2003, 02:33:22 UTC

I came across a place called Cockshore once
Not sure if I remeber the spelling right though.

rainbowskye September 2 2003, 02:37:36 UTC

There are lots of places in Dorset called puddle or piddle that made the kids giggle when we were there!
I wouldn't have a clue..country place names are so funny!

sarcaustik September 2 2003, 02:39:38 UTC

There's a Wyre Piddle in Gloucestershire or Worcestershire or somewhere. I think the improbably named Piddletrenthide is in Dorset, isn't it?

rainbowskye September 2 2003, 02:43:01 UTC

I can't remember now, I can only remember the piddle and puddle bits..I have five year old humour too!!

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tya September 2 2003, 03:36:36 UTC

One of my favourites is just outside Northampton. Irthlingborough.

It's the 1950s, picture the martians landing, a door in the saucer opens, the giant robot steps out and says "Take me to your leader Irthlingbououghling".

Yes I know it's silly. It just appealed to me.