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Plenty but a couple of quick lakes ones
Just by Barrow Hospital
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and back to Cockermouth, Butts Fold Cockermouth to be precise
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and finally if Tetley put the T in Britain who put the
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IGMC


 
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Land of Nod - Near Howden


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 9:48 am
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We found a tiny village called Fa in the Spanish Pyrenees and on the same drive another place called Sex.

There's a hill called Lord Hereford's Knob in the Black Mountains.

But my favourite new discovery is not rude at all, a place called Christmas Pie in Surrey.


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 10:08 am
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Not England, not funny place names but a top rental car ad...

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Not amusing names in their own right, but the fact they appear together...

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Posted : 26/02/2013 10:31 am
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Not England, not funny place names but a top rental car ad...

Top! It is funny / purile. For those not familiar with Maori the Wh is pronounced as an F.


 
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Posted : 26/02/2013 2:39 pm
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These are great!
Keep them coming........

I want to know where those secret bunkers are ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
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There's a hill called Lord Hereford's Knob in the Black Mountains.

And a wonderful song about it too:


 
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Ha,

Finglesham Deal

lol!


 
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There's a Benny Hill just outside Littleborough too:

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Posted : 26/02/2013 2:56 pm
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Have we had Upperthong yet? it's not to far from Netherthong and Thongsbridge.


 
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Theres a place near me in Winsford called "Bottom Flash" and also...
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Posted : 26/02/2013 3:02 pm
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Used to work in a factory on Minge lane, Upton on severn

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Posted : 26/02/2013 3:02 pm
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Someones already mentioned it but here's a pick:
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For fear of a ban I won't write it here but Magpie Lane, Oxford used to have a surprising name.

In Wigan there is an InceSt Mary's School.

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Indeed!
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grope****_Lane ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grope****_Lane[/url]


 
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The Land Of Green Ginger ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜†


 
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One for the dogs....

Woofferton

Nr Ludlow


 
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National Geographics photo of the day today-[url= http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/ship-juan-de-fuca-strait/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20130226photo-pod&utm_campaign=Content ]Juan De Fuca Strait[/url] ๐Ÿ˜†

Well it's not in Britain but it is funny ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 3:58 pm
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My personal favourite is in the Brecon Beacons

Fan-Y-Big


 
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Not rude, but a bit odd!
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Friend of mine lived in Slag Lane actually.

Lovely girl.


 
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My personal favourite is in the Brecon Beacons

Fan-Y-Big

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Don't think they like the forest much either ๐Ÿ˜†


 
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fryup
crackpot- both in the yorkshire dales

little peeover in the midlands


 
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I used to live near a place called Bullucks Horn. Always made me chuckle!


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 4:59 pm
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Has anyone mentioned Muff yet? Near Derry in NI. Home to a rather popular diving club. As well as the main road there is also a back road, but I believe it's hard to negotiate.


 
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Hampole in Doncaster


 
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Fanny Hands Lane in Lincolnshire - made me stop the car.


 
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Just on the other side of the Thames from me is Foulness Island and Burnham On Crouch.
Always makes me titter....


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 5:25 pm
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One of my customers is a dental practice is a place just outside of Newcastle called Wideopen Dental Practice

And many moons back I went to a place in Canada called Lake Minnie****a


 
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Have an accountants near me called [url= http://www.clinkerlittle.com/ ]Clinker Little[/url] ๐Ÿ˜†


 
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Near Midhurst in West Sussex....

Or there's always the Wibbley Wobbley floating pub in Rotherhithe, East London!

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I liked this one as a kid, it was just along from my granddad's house:

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I never saw any yellow and red cars parked there, though. ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 6:05 pm
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It gets

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between Bishop's Stortford and Stevenage.


 
Posted : 26/02/2013 6:16 pm
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Posted : 26/02/2013 6:45 pm
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Penistone any one?


 
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My regular roadie route takes me through Nomansland
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to Lover
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past the eye watering
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and finally Milkham Bottom
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Well, it brings a little pleasure to a couple of hours of pain ๐Ÿ˜•


 
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'ding dong' is just up the lane from me, but the one i wonder why its called thus is a few miles awaw 'knave go by'.


 
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I remember passing this school in Wedmore, Somerset after getting lost near Wells once.
There is also a pub called Sexeys Arms, and it's all situated on Sexey Road.
In the appropriately named Wedmore village ๐Ÿ˜†


 
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