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Until today Hatfield Peverell was top of my list, however it has been replaced by Much Wenlock

What's yours?


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:06 pm
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Yeah, I like all those small weird ones, but Ipswich remains my enduring comedy town.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:09 pm
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Wetwang


 
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Blandford Forum


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:11 pm
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Westward Ho!

Hatfield Peverell
Sounds like a pro-cycling team


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:11 pm
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Willey! Though I think its more of a village than a town.

Edit - though if property developers moved in would they present a Willey Enlargement Plan?


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:11 pm
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Nempnett Thrubwell


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:12 pm
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No Mans Land, on the road to Looe.

or Plusha on the A30.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:12 pm
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****t (orkney) always raised a giggle when we drove past.


 
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Oh, and Indian Queens.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:16 pm
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Somafunk - but sadly its miles from my suggestion... Story of my life! 🙂


 
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Land of Nod in East Yorkshire


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:18 pm
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Lickey End


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:19 pm
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How about Bell End or Licky End in Worcestershire?


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:20 pm
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Hmmm, obvious what you two have a preoccupation with...


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:21 pm
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Idle, there's a working man's club. The title of which proudly emblazened above its door always makes me giggle.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:22 pm
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How about adding in a street name here?
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reading


 
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There's Hoo, Ware and Wye, but has anyone seen or found a When yet?

Mockbeggar and a Thong near where I come from.


 
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Penistone.

Locals insist on pronouncing it "penny-stun",boring sods.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:24 pm
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Dangerous Corner


 
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Ecclefechan

also a place up north called Glaik (one for the weegies amongst us)


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:25 pm
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I live just down the road from Bedlam.


 
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There's a Village near me who's sign reading CLINT has been amended by the addition of a bit of black marker to the hilarity of erant youths several times over the years.


 
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There's at least 2 Bedlams near me. Quite a common name.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:27 pm
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Battledykes (off the A90 somewhere) always raised a laugh for me..


 
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A collection of nob ends at Nob End

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Posted : 10/07/2013 2:30 pm
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Catherine Slack near Happyfax, my girlfiend is called Catherine and she's

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=409500&y=428500&z=120&sv=catherine+slack&st=3&tl=Map+of+Catherine+Slack,+Bradford+ [City/Town/Village]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:34 pm
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I drove through Morda the other day.

Although it's in Wales I kept thinking of Taggert investigating a morda in Morda


 
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We would always shout "Cheer up John" ,when we drove through

John's Cross on the way to Hastings 😉


 
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Hushi Episcopi.


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:37 pm
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Used to be a very good restaurant near the Idle Working Mens Club.

Pratts Bottom makes me chuckle


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 2:39 pm
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I drove through Morda the other day.

Probably for the best. One does not simply walk into Morda.


 
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Pencilwood


 
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Gotham wasn't what I'd been led to believe it would be...


 
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Tossa always amused me when I was on holiday near Barcelona a couple of years ago.


 
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TwomileBorris.

It's near Thurles.


 
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Upperthong


 
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There is a town called Muff in Ireland, that also has a diving club!


 
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Upperthong

Raise you Netherthong


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 3:35 pm
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Could this be the crooked usage off Hendon Lane ?


 
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Maidenhead...


 
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Posted : 10/07/2013 3:57 pm
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I've visited an oddly large proportion of ones suggested so far 😳

Jerusalem springs to mind. (Wales?)


 
Posted : 10/07/2013 3:58 pm
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Wyre Piddle in Worcestershire.

Knockin on the English/Welsh border which has a village store conveniently called the Knockin Shop.


 
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