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Some locals maintain that the place got its name from StCuthberts cry when monks accidentally dropped his coffin at this little settlement on their way to Durham. An unincorporated community in Maryland.
Britains funny rude and delightfully odd place names including the selection on this page are the subject of the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names.
Weirdest place names in the uk. Brace yourself we bring you the 30 weirdest town names in the UK you wont believe exist. The end of the road. When you read this sign you will know that you arrived at the end of the road.
We dont know whether the Please drive carefully inscription below the town name is a joke or not but it sure is funny. According to the Dictionary of Place Names it was a whimsical moniker bestowed upon the place in the 19 th century as it was considered exposed desolate and difficult to cultivate. Some locals maintain that the place got its name from StCuthberts cry when monks accidentally dropped his coffin at this little settlement on their way to Durham.
Today with the help of our jolly own mukbang legend and Welshman Dan we explore the jolly weirdest dubbed places of the United Kingdom. Or is it Great Bri. An unusual case of a place name with two double meanings.
A municipality in Prince Edward Island. An unincorporated community in Maryland. Craponne-sur-Arzon Sur Arzon must be having a bad day.
Village in Devon United Kingdom. A small village in County Westmeath Ireland Crookston. A small settlement.
One of the UKs most unusual places has to be the famed Loch Ness. The legend of the Loch Ness Monster dates back to 500AD when drawings of a serpent-like creature were found on rocks along the loch. It has global renown as being one of the quirkiest and unusual places in the UK packed with mystery and intrigue.
6 hours agoShitterton Dorset Perhaps one of the most frequently cited unusual place names in the UK this picturesque hamlet in Dorset does what it says on the tin. Unusual place names are names for cities towns and other regions which are considered non-ordinary in some manner. This can include place names which are also offensive words inadvertently humorous or highly charged words as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation including especially short or long names.
These names often have an unintended effect or double-meaning. Britains funny rude and delightfully odd place names including the selection on this page are the subject of the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names. Available in 3 formats fold-out flat or framed from 1499.