Just heard on the radio that some town in Yorkshire - forget where - the council has renamed a footbridge that has always been called Ticklecock to Tiddlecott - the locals are up in arms!!
TopSec - on Radio 5 the presenter did ask some local historian guy how it got it's name and yes the reply was what you'd expect - it's where you'd go if you wanted your cock tickled. There was a time that would have caused outrage on afternoon radio!
Call me sad, but I once actually thought about driving around Britain and having my photo taken next to the funniest place names, just as summink to do!!
There is a place in the Shetlands called Twatt, which is my favourite.
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What was so heroic about it ?
Scunthorpe always makes me laugh.
There is a web site that gives the nearest rude place names when you type in your postcode. Anyone got a link ? I've got a 'Spurt' near me in Kent
[pads out very quickly and extremely pinkly]
[mumble] apparently it's called Grape Street now, not Lovers Lane [mumbles and scampers out again]
Which wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't very close to 'Two Butt Lane'
Is it the Peak Cavern or Devils Arse
Oh and I've been through Pratts Bottom on many an occasion. I don't hang around..straight through like a dose of salts:-)
Drove through Three Cocks yesterday.
There is a place in the Shetlands called Twatt, which is my favourite.
Also, Lord Herefords Nob is Wales somewhere.
Cockermouth always makes me laugh as well.
Now, back to my trainspotting........
Walking Bottom(not rude but funny!)
Years ago two old dears asked my dad where they were when his train broke down north of Carlisle.
'Ecclefechan' he said.
They reported him for swearing :-)