Weve had plenty of fun putting together a list of the rudest place names in britain for no other reason than they made us giggle. Back in february, gss presented the wildly popular top 10 rudest place names in britain. One of the great joys of travel is chuckling until you dribble at funny and rude sounding place names. This map shows the rudest place names in the world from the. Mar 09, 2016 why does britain have such bizarre place names.
Dictionary of british place names oxford reference. The 100 rudest place names in britain author ed hurst, rob bailey formatbinding. The name can obviously be misconstrued as meaning something else entirely. Rob bailey and ed hursts book rude britain, a pirates chest of filthy place names, tells me that butthole road was named after a water butt and that booty lane is named either after bootmakers, viking booty, or the booty family. The 20 rudest places in britain anglophenia bbc america. Rude britain uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. The marvellous map of great british place names strumpshaw. So, we thought it would be fun to put together a list of all the rude place names in london. More more rude british place names, check out our british slang dictionary. The name britain originates from the common brittonic term pritani and is one of the oldest known names for great britain, an island off the northwestern coast of continental europe. With hundreds of the weirdest and funniest names in the country and on your own rude tour planner. Good quantity available 1 binding hardcover isbn 10 0752225812 isbn 9780752225814 publisher macmillan uk place of publication oxdford date published 20061001. From lake minnewanka in canada to bonar bridge in the uk, the map pinpoints 280 towns, villages, roads and lakes with the rudest names in the world.
Included place names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them beer, findlater, broadbottom, and. The name, recorded in the domesday book of 1086 as ugghelea, means. Jan 23, 2009 in the scale of embarrassing place names, crapstone ranks pretty high. Britains funny, rude and delightful odd place names are not only bewildering but. Penstun and penstone are early versions of the name. See more ideas about funny signs, funny place names and funny road signs. This map shows the rudest place names in the world bbc. Search for library items search for lists search for. Nov, 2012 7 uk destinations with the giggle factor rude british place names. Over 15,000 az entries covering england, scotland, ireland, and wales, make this the most comprehensive and uptodate dictionary of british place names available.
In the beautiful county of dorset lies shitterton, a tiny hamlet next to the village of bere regis. Enjoy the worlds most scandaloussounding place names from the comfort of your own home, courtesy of the magnificently rude map of world place names. The rudest place names in britain is your town in the list. The book, along with later publications rude world and rude britain, explores the history of such names including weeford, in staffordshire, scratchy bottom, dorset and lickey end in worcestershire. Ultimate list of funny and rude british place names anglotopia. The 100 rudest place names in britain ed hurst, rob bailey on. Bbc culture why does britain have such bizarre place names. Read if you must, but have something holy or scientific nearby, to act as a mental sorbet should your mind become, yknow, engorged.
Rude britain is a compilation of 100 of the best and rudest place names, each one photographed and explained by authors rob bailey and ed hurst. Feb 18, 2010 britain s rudest place names as locals in west yorkshire win their battle to reinstate the name of tickle cock bridge, we list the rudest place names in the country. Rude britain is a 100long list of the countrys most double entendreriddled towns, villages and streets. Dec 11, 2016 and better yet, this is only a small selection, for more on weird and rude place names have a look at the following books. May 25, 2016 a new poll of the rudest and funniest place names in the uk has been released. Wetwang is very old and is even recorded in the domesday book of 1086. For those not aware, bell end shares its name with a british slang phrase for the glans penis and is frequently listed as one of the most unusual or shocking place names. From streets such as fanny avenue, willey lane, titty ho and asshouse lane to a village called cocks. Rude britain subtitled 100 rudest place names in britain is a 2005 book of british place names with seemingly rude or offensive meanings.
And better yet, this is only a small selection, for more on weird and rude place names have a look at the following books. All the worlds rudest place names can now be found on a single map, thanks to the efforts of one londoner. Latin place names found in the imprints of books printed before 1801 and their vernacular equivalents in rda resource description and access form a note on orthography. Take a deep breath, bring forth your sense of humor, and drum roll please. The 100 rudest place names in britain main market by hurst, ed, bailey, rob isbn. Britain is land of interesting place names some that dont make any sense, some that are amazing and some that are just plain rude. May 14, 2011 relishing the names of places that are either rude or crude, when said or read in english, is the inspiration for a small collection of books on the subject, providingaccording to its authors. However, the nuances and double meanings so favoured by creative writers have also led to a number of very rude place names. Britain s rudest place names from bitchfield to the river piddle, wetwang to nether wallop, the uk is full of places bearing unusual, amusing and sometimes downright rude names. This large map shows all of great britain, from lickham bottom devon to foindle higlands. But unlike gropecunt lane, most of englands rude street names are only accidentally raunchy. Jun 15, 2006 rude britain is a compilation of 100 of the best and rudest place names, each one photographed and explained by authors rob bailey and ed hurst.
A new poll of the rudest and funniest place names in the uk has been released. We found some of the rudest, most disturbing place names in britain, and then made up some of our own. Rob bailey spent his formative years in the village of cumnor, oxfordshire, where the family home rested peacefully upon the hill known as tumbledown dick. If the reports are true, then the estate has a fantastic link to some of the most infamous figures in britains history. The village name is proposed as being a viking name meaning meeting place as the village is located on a crossroads of two main roads. Like there is a place in uk called shorpe, which isnt actually rude, but it gets banned by a lot of basic word filters due to a word in the midst of it. The 100 rudest place names in britain, and its signs were stolen so many times by souvenir collectors, the local council stopped replacing them. Britains sniggerworthy place names the new york times.
Anglotopia is for people who love britain whether its british tv, culture, history or travel we cover it all. Rude britain subtitled 100 rudest place names in britain is a 2005 book of extraordinary childishness and general sniggering. Locals eventually contributed to the erection of a huge slab of purbeck stone carved with the name. From abbas combe to zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of names of counties, towns, and villages, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. The 100 rudest place names in britain author ed hurst, rob bailey formatbinding hardcover book condition used. Great britain throws up a wealth of odd names that have somehow been overlooked by the nation. Rude and funny english village and place names in england. Jan 03, 2018 from bell end to backside lane these are the rudest street names in britain. Someone made a map of every rude place name in the uk. Sep 01, 2005 i dont know if any other countries suffer from this phenomenom, but well in uk there are a lot of street names with double entendres or plain out rude meanings mostly due to evolution of language and changing meanings of words. From bell end to backside lane the rudest street names in.
The terms briton and british, similarly derived, refer to its inhabitants and, to varying extents, the smaller islands in the vicinity. Ed hurst has 46 books on goodreads with 167 ratings. From bell end to backside lane the rudest street names. The book is written by rub valley and hard burst, and published in the united kingdom by the dirtbox imprint of the noted spam javelin press. The book isbn 0752225812 is written by rob bailey and ed. Ultimate list of funny and rude british place names. The village was recorded in the famous domesday book of 1086 and is listed as billesfelt. Yes these are all real places that somewhere in the uk. Anglotopia was founded by jonathan and jackie thomas in 2007 in a closet in chicago.
The village is actually split into two distinct groups of. This large map shows all of great britain, from lickham bottom devon to foindle highlands. The place names may be unsuitable but they sometimes provide inspiration. Hurst got the idea for the books when they read about a couple who bought a house. Britain is stuffed with rude place names, the whole place is pure filth. Fortunately, now you dont have to travel the world to find them.
Anglotopia is now our fulltime jobs and we spend our time working on the site and planning our yearly trips to britain. In light of that, heres a list of places in britain that fall foul of the social media giants rules. Jan 07, 2009 the book, along with later publications rude world and rude britain, explores the history of such names including weeford, in staffordshire, scratchy bottom, dorset and lickey end in worcestershire. And when your day job involves looking for rude words on maps, the time passes quite quickly. As locals in west yorkshire win their battle to reinstate the name of tickle cock bridge, we list the rudest place names in the country. Facebook censored the word scunthorpe, which is actually a town in north lincolnshire, because of the swear word nestled in between its letters. Printed on one side with hundreds of the weirdest and funniest names in the country, and on the other with your very own tour planner, this unique doublesided map will send. Following boxtrees hit book crap towns comes rude britain 100 of the rudest place names in britain.
Another volume for every local historians bookshelf local historianthis revised edition of the dictionary of british placenames includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place names from earliest times to the present day. The north west has a two butt lane and a pincock, while yorkshire is arguably worse, boasting an. Hoo, howe, ware, wye and wem weird, wonderful and wacky british place names. Invaluable for anyone finding out about a local area. Our locations are set in britain but with a little thought can be transferred to anywhere in the world. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. The poll, the brain child of comedian chris ramsey in collaboration with asked residents to vote for the most bizarre and hilarious place names they could think of in the united kingdom. Slag lane in haydock, merseyside, for example, got its name from the coal slag heaps which used to characterise the area, mr bailey said. Map of the worlds rudest place names is a thing of beauty. Jan 23, 2009 ed hurst, a coauthor, with rob bailey, of rude britain and rude uk, which list arguably offensive place names some so arguably offensive that, unfortunately, they cannot be printed here. Weve compiled a list of the absolute rudest, complete with photos.
A city in china, not quite the fictional one mentioned in the book lost horizon by james hilton but does have some basis on this place as it was renamed shangrila. Londoner maps the worlds rudest place names telegraph. From publishers of hit titles rude britain and crap towns, this book reveals the 100 rudest place names in the world. Britain s rudest place names as locals in west yorkshire win their battle to reinstate the name of tickle cock bridge, we list the rudest place names in the country. So here, in alphabetical order, and the twenty rudest place names in the u. The 100 rudest place names in the uk shaolintiger kungfu. From bell end to backside lane these are the rudest street names in britain.
Each phase of this history has left its mark on our culture, architecture, language and place names. Rude britain is a 2005 book of british place names with seemingly rude or offensive meanings. In the scale of embarrassing place names, crapstone ranks pretty high. The 100 rudest place names in the uk shaolintiger kung. This tiny place located five miles south of colchester is mentioned in the top 20 list of rude names from the 2005 book rude britain. These are the ten rudest place names in the uk indy100. English toponymy, scottish toponymy, welsh toponyms, list of generic forms in place names in the united kingdom and ireland, danelaw, list of roman place names in britain, hebrides, avon, bran, toponymy in great britain, toponymical list of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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