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Publication date 1901 Topics Names Geographical Publisher Cambridge Printed for the Cambridge antiquarian society Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Google Book from the collections of University of California Language English. This volume appeared when Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely were separate administrative counties.
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Funny place names cambridgeshire. 10 of the roughest funniest and most casual place names in Cambridgeshire. March 14 2020 by newsy today. From Cock Bank to Prickwillow Cambridgeshire has some interesting place names cough.
There are some classics such as Bateman Street in Cambridge where the E has been canceled which we have all heard of. And other important names include Tipps End. Funny Place Names Posted 6 years ago 3 notes.
Trumpington Cambridgeshire UK. Posted 8 years ago 1 note. Posted 8 years ago 9 notes.
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The place-names of Cambridgeshire by Skeat Walter W. Publication date 1901 Topics Names Geographical Publisher Cambridge Printed for the Cambridge antiquarian society Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Google Book from the collections of University of California Language English. Book digitized by Google from the library of University of.
Some British towns and villages have some pretty lets say interesting names. Read this list and youre guaranteed a chuckle. Rude and Funny Welsh Place Names Bullyhole Bottom Monmouthshire Wales UK Cats Ash Monmouthshire Wales Pant-y-Felin Road Swansea Penisarwaen village in Gwynedd UK Sodom Flintshire Wales UK Splott Cardiff Wales StMellons Cardiff Stop-and-Call.
In Scotland travellers could pass through a number of places with funny and strange names like Brawl Brokenwind Lost and Whiterashes. And Yorkshire is home to its fair share too. The Worlds Most Funny City Names.
I suppose its possible that weve forgotten one or two of the worlds most funny city names. If you know this to be true please leave a hint at what were missing in the comments below. And if you see one or many funny city names that are just dying for a tank top design let us know that too.
Place names also represented the trade in which was famous for a particular area. Slag Lane in Haydock Merseyside for example got its name from the coal slag heaps which used to characterise the area. While Juggs Close in Lewes is thought to have got its name from baskets in which fish were carried known as juggs.
Here is a list of interesting-sounding place names that have been collected over several years. Abinger Hammer near Guildford Surrey. Abington Pigotts near Cambridge.
Street Name Sign Street Names Street Signs Funny Road Signs Fun Signs Name Signs Funny Place Names Funny Names England Funny Shitterton comes on top of list of Britains worst place names including Pratts Bottom Crapstone and Slag Lane. But those who live. This volume appeared when Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely were separate administrative counties.
They were later briefly combined 1965 - 74 as the Administrative County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely and then in 1974 were joined by Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough to form the present non Metropolitan County of Cambridgeshire Many place-names within the present county. After reading Oppys blog and seeing the picture of them standing by the village road sign Oppy. I got thinking about other unusual place names that members may have visited In a very cold Norway we made a detour to visit the railway station at Hell.
So you could say that Spinner Mrs Spinner has been to Hell and back in their motorhome. Jul 24 2011 - Explore Niecey Dochertys board funny place names followed by 558 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about funny place names place names funny.
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And a great selection of related books art and collectibles available now at AbeBookscouk. Across the country there are some very rude ones - such as Spanker Lane Bell End and plenty more. Here in Hertfordshire we have a few of our own across St Albans Watford and Hemel Hempstead - my.