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Silly (official) street names..Glad you don't live
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 15:54 |
Funny British street names Balls Street Bell End Bitchams Mead Bordom Hill Bottom Street Bugger End Bummers Hill Bulcock Street Butt Lane Butts Court Cackle Street Cake Street Chavey Down Road Cock Lane Cockshot Road Cracknuts Lane Crapple Lane Crazy Lane Crotch Crescent Dicky Lane Droop Street Dumber Lane Dyke Close Fartown Fanny Street Fishey Lane Football Frying Pan Alley Gay Street Gropers Lane Happy Land Hoare Road Holebottom Itchin Close Knob Lane Land of Green Ginger Little Shambles Loonies Court Messines Close Mincing Lane Minge Lane Mouthey’s Lane My Lord's Road Nameplate Close No Name Street Nutter Lane Pant-y-Pistyll Petty France Piddle Lane Porridge Pot Alley Potto Street Pratt's Folly Lane Road Rotten Row Scratchface Lane Shaggs Meadow Silly Lane Slag Lane Slappers Hill Smellies Lane Sodom Lane Street Tarmac Road The Shutt Tickle Avenue Tongue Lane Trash Lane Trump Street Warning Tongue Lane Weevil Lane Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate Willey Street Do you live in any of these? know any of these? or do you know of any more silly stret names? LLxx |
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Newby CI | Report | 15 May 2007 16:02 |
Hi L.L There,s a Pink Green on the way to Studley Warks... Kim x |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 16:04 |
Thanks Newbie, Anyone know of more? LLxx |
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Lady Cutie | Report | 15 May 2007 16:05 |
LOL i dont know which is worse street names or people's names . Hazelx |
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Cheeky Monkey | Report | 15 May 2007 16:11 |
Jeffries Passage |
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Sheila | Report | 15 May 2007 16:14 |
Throttle Goose Lane used to be in Willenhall Staffs Sheila |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 16:24 |
thanks ladies. Has anyone heard of 'Devils Elbow'? think its in peak district. And don't quote me but think someone once told me a pace called 'Devil's A*s*. LL |
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**♥Bagpuss♥** | Report | 15 May 2007 16:26 |
We used to go past Cackle Lane (sussex) when we used to visit my nan in Eastbourne... I remember me and my bro then proceeding to 'cackle' for the rest of the way there - how annoying!!! How about Boddingtons Lane - sounds good?!?!?! Clare x |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 16:28 |
ooo Clare that sound good to me... Is there a brewery there? lol LL |
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Lancashire Witch | Report | 15 May 2007 16:28 |
In Dunfermline: Dick Place LW |
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Dianne | Report | 15 May 2007 16:33 |
How about Kreuger Alley Dianne xx |
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**♥Bagpuss♥** | Report | 15 May 2007 16:39 |
LL, dont know, just got out my a-z of sussex...lol!! Clare x Will look again later - am off to google!!! |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 15 May 2007 16:43 |
I was in Swing Swang Lane in Hampshire at the weekend. Gwyn |
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**♥Bagpuss♥** | Report | 15 May 2007 16:44 |
Who'd want to live here - Crypt Lane!!!! Clare x |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 16:44 |
OOOO Diane, That sounds scarey Bagpuss...that cheating pmsl Can't think of ot for 'Dick Lane' (*sniggers*) LL |
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KempinaPartyhat | Report | 15 May 2007 16:54 |
In germany there a place call W*nk........ been there twice......thats sounds awful!! |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 16:55 |
well looking at my names again, perhaps Edward Evil could lve in 'Crypt Lane' lolxx LL |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 17:09 |
Hello Sharleen, That wouldn't be 'WINK' by any chance would it? pmslxx LL |
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Bobtanian | Report | 15 May 2007 17:15 |
isn't Mincing lane in Aldgate? somewhere Rotten Row in Hyde park...... Pease Pottage... Surrey? and Pratts Bottom.....Kent? Bob |
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Lady | Report | 15 May 2007 17:18 |
Hello Bob, No Idea, where it is or any of the places. Just got them all off Google whilst messing around. Theres probably a few places all with same names. If you know of anymore silly sounding places please feel free to add. Lets keep these boards fun and happyxx Going for tea in a mo. LL |