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Its in Crap, Switzerland.


 
Posted : 01/03/2013 4:36 pm
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coming into tomtits bottom

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I can't find a more up to date photo, but this is a village on the Herts/Cambs border

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I can't help grinning after every stop on the east bound Piccadilly Line when tanoy announces that "this train is for Cockfosters". Silly I know, but gets me every time!


 
Posted : 01/03/2013 7:53 pm
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Just south of Fraserburgh on the A90 there is sign pointing to 'Gash'....


 
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Not too far from me in Cheshire are the Pee-overs, (spelled Peover). Upper, lower, over and Pee-over Superior. The locals call them 'Peever' but that's just an affectation.


 
Posted : 01/03/2013 11:17 pm
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[url= http://www.iwcp.net/2012/10/famous-island-prankster-finally-apprehended/ ]Isle of Wight contender[/url]


 
Posted : 01/03/2013 11:30 pm
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And across the Solent:

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I've driven a hire car through

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The Apse Heath sign has been a ‘target for vandals for many years’ explained Sergeant Pratt.

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As cheating seems to be tolerated, a nice town in Switzerland:

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Posted : 03/03/2013 3:14 am
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I can offer Lyminge which always seems to amuse, we also have a Pett Bottom too!


 
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I saw this while out riding yesterday- i was expecting a bloke dressed as Worzel Gummidge or something to jump out at me!

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Also this was a local Olympic event location during the summer

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I always cycle through Pratts Bottom on my weekend cycle rides....

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And I always chuckle when I am in Cornwall - sitting next to Roughtor on Bodmin is 'Brown Willy'!
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And a nice little bridle round the corner from Pratts Bottom is 'Bogey Lane'
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You can nip up Jeffries Passage, in Guildford

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And a nice little bridle round the corner from Pratts Bottom is 'Bogey Lane'

Is that on the Pilgrims Way up through the North Downs? I recognise that little 'tree tunnel' 😀


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 5:58 pm
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We cycled along MYCOCK lane yesterday in the Peak District.


 
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I live not to far from BELL END and LICKEY END....


 
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There is a FANNY LANE in North Yorkshire..and a DICK LANE in Bradford.


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 7:49 pm
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http://www.spunklakeplumbing.com/

Serving upper spunk lake, middle spunk lake and lower spunk lake in Minnesota USA


 
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[url= http://www.ukstreetmap.info/map-hertford-cockbush-avenue-street.html ]Cockbush Avenue, Hertford[/url] 😆


 
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S****horpe.

I quite like the French town of Bitche as well. Particularly if you say it with an earthy Gallic accent.


 
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London's full of amusing places 😆

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Chevin Cycles in Otley is on Gay Lane and coming home from the Morvelo Citycross, went past Straight Lane in Halifax. Just need to find By Lane and I've got the set


 
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Is that on the Pilgrims Way up through the North Downs? I recognise that little 'tree tunnel'

It's just next to Shire Lane running from Green Street Green to Keston.....so near the North Downs (ish)


 
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Dare i forget about

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[url= http://binged.it/ZxLhdn ]Cunnyfur Ooze[/url]


 
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Went past 'Pocket Handkerchief Lane' near Dinninton the other week.


 
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Slack Bottom in Huddersfield, as well as a Solid.

Stainland always draws a smile from outsiders.

Pisser Clough (back up near Hebden,)
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and it's near neighbour Shitten Clough. ), you need a 1:25,000 to find them

Bolton Percy always strikes me as needing a hyphen.

Norfolk has a Clenchwarton, which always strikes me as a good euphemism for piles.


 
Posted : 26/06/2013 9:31 pm
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Ofter ride past cottagers lane, ironically on the way to Manfield.

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Never been tempted to detour.


 
Posted : 26/06/2013 9:32 pm
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Dangerous Hill. just off the Long Mynd


 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetwang

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looking up a company yesterday and spotted a placename for Little Britain.

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I used to drive through a village called Touchen End which always made me smile.

Shingy-Cum-Wendy was always good for a giggle as well.


 
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Not an amusing place name, but an amusing sign anyway 😉

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To the West of Stirling there are some brilliant place names.

Pendicles of Collymoon.

Over Easter Offerance.

Backside of Garden.

Barbadoes.

Wards of Goodie.

Baad Spring.

and Faraway.

All in a four mile radius of the Flats of Kippen.


 
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Apart from crop circles, and Avebury, there's obviously wierd stuff going on in North Wiltshire that warps time and space, this sign is in Goatacre, near RAF Lyneham:

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Near Ugley is Much Hadham

I was driving through Canal Street in Manchester's gay village and some wag had painted out the C and the S. Very droll.


 
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Over Easter Offerance

Manchester's gay village

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