Had to share this: Strange Place Names 🇬🇧

Wheniwasyourage

Dull, in Perthshire, is twinned with Boring in Oregon, USA. They also have some link with Bland in Australia.

Yes, Miss, please Miss, I did!!

Sorry if I’m repeating and it’s already on here, but scrolling on phone I can’t see a couple of villages near me ‘Lower Slaughter’ and ‘Upper Slaughter’ both absolutely stunning, picture perfect, film set kind of places.

There is a small village called Lucky Slap near Monikie in Angus, Scotland.

"In terms of old Scottish place names, 'Slap' is a pass, or shallow valley between hills. Lucky Slap near Monikie is so called due to it's position between the hills of Bankhead and Hillhead. According to the book 'The Monikie Story' by Rev. W.---"

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"Upper and Lower Slaughter are two of the loveliest unspoilt villages in the Cotswolds. There are two theories of the origin of their name: the name Slaughter comes from the old English word "Slothre" meaning muddy, and so it became known as muddy crossings of the River Eye."

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Has this been mentioned - Pratts Bottom in Kent?
or Pease Pottage in West Sussex.?

Caleo

"Upper and Lower Slaughter are two of the loveliest unspoilt villages in the Cotswolds. There are two theories of the origin of their name: the name Slaughter comes from the old English word "Slothre" meaning muddy, and so it became known as muddy crossings of the River Eye."

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We have crossed the muddy weir many times.

Fleurpepper, I am happy to know about ancient trackways still extant.

There is Catherine-de-Barnes
Near Birmingham Airport which is a lovely name. Wigtwizzle near Penistone is quite a fun name. There is Triangle near Queensbury, and Slack bottom rd in Wibsey, and Slack Side as well as another Slack bottom near Hebden Bridge and Diggle near Saddleworth, and Frisby on the wreake in Leicestershire
The Bradford area has both Dick Lane and Fanny St, but they are kept a respectable distance apart.
I've been to Willey, and thought it very small and not easy to find, should be twinned with Condom I've always thought.
For a bargain you need to go to Freeby in Leicestershire, and for a cuddly pet Bunny in Nottinghamshire. If you're feeling sad you could. Go to Blubberhouses near Pateley Bridge

Caleo

"Upper and Lower Slaughter are two of the loveliest unspoilt villages in the Cotswolds. There are two theories of the origin of their name: the name Slaughter comes from the old English word "Slothre" meaning muddy, and so it became known as muddy crossings of the River Eye."

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My Great-Granny lived in Lower Slaughter!

"My Great-Granny lived in Lower Slaughter!"

I'm fantasising you come from ancient Anglo Saxon stock

Caleo

"My Great-Granny lived in Lower Slaughter!"

I'm fantasising you come from ancient Anglo Saxon stock

She moved there when she got married; her husband must have been my step-great-grandfather.
She was from Huguenot origins I think.

Callistemon, so you are not from ancient peasant sons of the soil! I wonder if there are any of the latter left on the mainland.

Probably on another side of the family 🙂

I found this site with the most strange names:
www.strangeplacenames.com

Sasta

Sorry if I’m repeating and it’s already on here, but scrolling on phone I can’t see a couple of villages near me ‘Lower Slaughter’ and ‘Upper Slaughter’ both absolutely stunning, picture perfect, film set kind of places.

A Singaporean sister in law will be staying at one of those shortly, with another 3 members of her family who’ll be visiting. 🤞the weather stays nice!

The is a place in Berkshire called Oare. Some people live in Oare. There is also a place called Egypt in Berks. Where are Nether Wallop and Pratt's Bottom?

I have been to Twatt in the Shetlands….

fiorentina51

Just over the border in Wales is a mountain called Twmpa. The English name is Lord Hereford's Knob. 😳
Sorry, I think I'm lowering the tone...

I've been up Lord Hereford's Knob more than once, I can tell you. I think I've just lowered the tone still further.

A hill in Wiltshire I think, called Labour in Vain. I always see lines of Puritans trudging up it.

I'm wondering if those hilarious names weren't considered to be particularly rude when devised .

I remember lots of jokes about Lord Hereford's knob as a child - always after a few bevvies on Sundays - yes after Chapel !
Thank the Lord my Uncles hasn't heard of the following :
In the Middle Ages , most towns and cities had a Gr*pec*nt Lane , where ladies of dubious reputation could be found .
C*nt wasn't considered to be rude
- just a slang word .
It might have come from Old Norse or German .
I think that the name of these colourfully described lanes persisted into Georgian times , but by Victorian times they caused great offence and were changed to a recognisable Grape Lane or to a completely different name .

As a young teen I sometimes went out with my Dad on his rounds in North Norfolk. He used to go to both Snorings and the Gotobed family were customers.

BlueBelle

Love to live at Sandy Balls or Scratchy Bottom 😂😂😂

You can stay at Sandy Balls. Quite a few of my family stayed in lodges there a couple of years ago when my niece got married.
I used to enjoy driving past Pratts Bottom - our music teacher was Mr. Pratt.

Kent has some wonderful names - we lived near Heartsease, not far from Paramour Street (a settlement, not a road) and a bit further from old Wives Lees!
We had a Pratts Bottom too between Ash and Staple…

Perhaps people with Scratchy Bottoms have been sitting in Itchingfield too long Has anyone been to Brown Willy Hill in Cornwall? I havn't been able to find any references to Bill Bryson's Shallow Bowels or Much Burping in Bedfordshire so they could be fictitious.