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Alternative names for towns

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Following on from some of the suggestions in the Great Yarmouth thread, I was in Huddersfield today for the first time (went to see Felix but he/she wasn’t around :( ), I decided it should be called Chuggersfield. There’s half a dozen in every precinct, you have to say “no thanks” ten times walking from the station to the far end of town.

I’m surprised the local authorities permit so many, if indeed they do.

Any other suggestions for towns that should be tweaked to reflect what they are like?
 
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I doubt there's anywhere in Britain, maybe the world, that it's impossible to be unkind about!
 

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Scunthorpe dare not not speak its name on some platforms nowadays!
 

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In the early days of TOPS/DIADS we used the obvious abbreviation for Scunthorpe until we were told to change it !
 

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Scunthorpe dare not not speak its name on some platforms nowadays!
Penistone always seems to bring out the immature side of people too :lol:

And as for Wincobank...not hard to imagine which vowel is changed in that one ;)

Meanwhile the nearby Grimesthorpe/Grimesthorpe have a pre-prepeared derogatory name!
 

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Following on from some of the suggestions in the Great Yarmouth thread, I was in Huddersfield today for the first time (went to see Felix but he/she wasn’t around :( ), I decided it should be called Chuggersfield. There’s half a dozen in every precinct, you have to say “no thanks” ten times walking from the station to the far end of town.

I’m surprised the local authorities permit so many, if indeed they do.

Any other suggestions for towns that should be tweaked to reflect what they are like?

Barnard Castle is affectionately known locals as “Barny”.
 

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What's it called? It's called Cumbernauld
Wishaw in Lanarkshire is known in some circles as Pishy Wishy.

Glasgow is Glas Vegas.
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I've also heard Wishaw being referred to as "Wishy Washy", Larkhall as "Teddy Bear Town", Coatbridge as "Buckie Town" (due to it having the dubious honour of having the highest amount of sales of Buckfast in relation to its population), and Edinburgh being referred to as "The Burger" (in addition to "Auld Reekie").

I'm not sure what the New Towns are referred to, but Cumbernauld as the "What's it called?" tag. Cumbernauld also has the pleasurable or dubious honour of having been the recipient of the Urban Realm magazine's Carbuncle Award, which is also nicknamed the "Plook on a Plinth Award" for the dreadful and incomplete design of the central shopping area.
 

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I've also heard Wishaw being referred to as "Wishy Washy", Larkhall as "Teddy Bear Town", Coatbridge as "Buckie Town" (due to it having the dubious honour of having the highest amount of sales of Buckfast in relation to its population), and Edinburgh being referred to as "The Burger" (in addition to "Auld Reekie").

I'm not sure what the New Towns are referred to, but Cumbernauld as the "What's it called?" tag. Cumbernauld also has the pleasurable or dubious honour of having been the recipient of the Urban Realm magazine's Carbuncle Award, which is also nicknamed the "Plook on a Plinth Award" for the dreadful and incomplete design of the central shopping area.

Stevenage is sometimes heard as “Stevenage New Town” (as in “Welwyn Garden City”), mainly used by those of a particular generation. There’s a certain derogatory connotation to this.

Likewise the name “Silkingrad”, although this has fallen out of common use.

Both these names will probably die out completely in time.
 

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Years ago my wife had to visit 'Sodding Chipbury' every six months or so, and she said all her colleagues referred to it as such, though admittedly none of them actually lived there. :lol:
 

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The town of Gorinchem in the Netherlands is called Gorkum. Rotterdam is Rotjeknor.
 
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