Odd/Funny named Villages

[317666]

In Austria there's a village called Rottenegg.

 

[ValleyLines142]

There's a place called Mingə in Azerbaijan. What's funnier as that Wikipedia describes the village as being renowned for excessive bush and dryness, due to being situated on one of the two highest peaks of Azerbaijan!

In Britain, you can't get more British than Chipping Sodbury. My friend from San Francisco is just awe inspired by the place (even though she's never been there; we are planning on taking her there one day!) and claims that such a name would never exist back in the US.

There are also some cracking names in the north. Lazonby & Kirkoswald, Ramsgreave & Wilpshire and Church and Oswaldtwistle spring to mind!

 

[fowler9]

Fazakerley in Merseyside is mildly amusing.

 

[bussnapperwm]

Near Sandwich is Ham, there's a signpost with Ham & Sandwich!

And next to Deal you've got Walmer...

 

[johnnyp_360]

I do regret not keeping a photo I took of Cambus' last Leyland National departing Cambridge bus station on the 115 to Six Mile Bottom back in 1996.

I suppose I'm a bit biasd because I lived there for 12 years, but I thought Cherry Hinton was a lovely name for a village. Not only is it a woman's name, but I believe it is unique on the planet for a place name

You beat me to it for Six Mile Bottom. Here is another local one... Prickwillow

 

[Spamcan81]

Muff and Nobber, both in Ireland.

Home to a diving club believe it or not.

 

[Mojo]

In Britain, you can't get more British than Chipping Sodbury.

Neighbouring Old Sodbury is much more amusing

 

[maniacmartin]

I like how there's a pair of adjacent villages near Market Rasen that reference each other: Newton by Toft and Toft next Newton.

You missed out the much younger village nearby of Newtoft

 

[Spamcan81]

The parish of Shingay cum Wendy in Cambridgeshire.
Wangford in Suffolk.
Minges in Hertfordshire.
Not a village but a geographical feature, Bummers Hill in Herefordshire.
Crapstone in Devon.
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Germansweek in Devon.
Indian Queens in Cornwall.
Little Snoring in Norfolk.
Idle in Yorkshire.
Jump in Yorkshire.
Land of Nod in Hampshire.
Weston-under-Lizard in Staffs.

 

[deltic1989]

I have more.
Penistone (has that come up yet.......I'm a bad man )
There us allegedly a place in Japan called Gofuku.
Iron Knob in Austalia.
Sexmoan in the Philippines.
Bloody Dick in Montanna.

 

[fowler9]

Wetwang in Yorkshire always tickled me.

 

[beeza1]

I have more.
Penistone (has that come up yet.......I'm a bad man )
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I remember a few years ago when the "T" fell off the sign outside the post office, it caused quite a bit of amusement, a photo of it even made the tabloids.

 

[mbonwick]

Ae in Dumfries & Galloway...

 

[83G/84D]

Near Truro there's Playing Place and Come To Good.

An area of Plymouth is called Pennycomequick..........

 

[EM2]

In Britain, you can't get more British than Chipping Sodbury. My friend from San Francisco is just awe inspired by the place (even though she's never been there; we are planning on taking her there one day!) and claims that such a name would never exist back in the US.

No, they just have names like Gobbler's Knob instead!

 

[button_boxer]

You pass a variety of Greens on the A435 to the east of Redditch, I always giggle when I see this sign for "Pink Green".

 

[starrymarkb]

Crapstone in Devon.

A place I would only move to to start up a poor quality quarrying business.
/Stewart Lee

That's where the solicitors were from when I bought my flat

 

[johnnychips]

Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre near Whitby.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I am assured by friends who live in Ramsbottom that the local council are adamant that there is no part of the township with the oft-used comical expression of "Upper Ramsbottom"..

 

[Whistler40145]

Ramsbottom is a wonderful sounding name, also known for the famous Black Pudding throwing competition.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Does Weeley in Essex count?

 

[Busaholic]

Does Weeley in Essex count?

Personally, I'd bin that.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Personally, I'd bin that.

you're taking the p*ss or what?

 

[Kite159]

Does Palestine in Hampshire count?

It even has it's own railway station* (although named after the larger neighbouring village)

 

[backontrack]

Wetwang Slack

 

[anti-pacer]

Eccup, just north of Leeds.

I can imagine making involuntary throat noises and some flat-capped old Yorkshire man asking... "Ney lad, as tha' get eccups"?

Also, Ben Rhydding in Ilkley. Who exactly is this Ben they speak of?! Must be important, he's got his own station.

I used to live in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire. It didn't have a 'mount', and I never found any 'sorrel'. Next door was Quorn, which like its food namesake tried to think it was better than it was!

 

[DaveNewcastle]

There's the Isle of Wight which is in Little Bookham Common, near the M25 in Surrey, and nowhere near the sea.

 

[83G/84D]

Does Palestine in Hampshire count?

It even has it's own railway station* (although named after the larger neighbouring village)

It has already been mentioned in post #58.

 

[Spamcan81]

Idle in Yorkshire.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Idle in Yorkshire.

Home to the Idle Working Men's Club http://www.idleworkingmensclub.co.uk