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24 June 2004, 08:18 PM

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carl

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Minges
Bummers Hill
Nasty
Shaftenhoe End
Claggy Cott
Dancing Dicks
Shingay
Tyttenhanger
Gay Bowers
**** Clarks

They seem to have missed a couple out though:
Bonks Hill
Ugley (where the WI is called the "Women's Institute of Ugley", as opposed to the "Ugley Women's Institute"

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25 June 2004, 04:57 AM

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Not exactly near me, but there is a place in Newfoundland called *****.

See here and here for info...

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25 June 2004, 08:00 AM

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I used to live in Wyre Piddle, nice spot and it brought some good memories back to see the name again.

Les

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25 June 2004, 08:18 AM

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Road in Ludford lincolnshire called Fanny Hands lane

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25 June 2004, 09:30 AM

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There's a place in Norfolk somewhere called ***** Hole Lane

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25 June 2004, 09:33 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Megaz

Buttock (map)
3.8 miles

Big End (map)
4.3 miles

Pisser Clough (map)
5.4 miles

Clitheroe (map)
7.2 miles

Hole Bottom (map)
9.5 miles

Ramsbottom (map)
14.6 miles

Cocklick End (map)
14.9 miles

Dick Slack (map)
15.4 miles

*** End (map)
21.1 miles

Fartown (map)
21.2 miles

Guess you live near me then Megaz as all the same, though growing up with Clitheroe and Ramsbottom, they dont sound funny to me anymore.

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25 June 2004, 09:38 AM

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In Cumbernauld, nr Glasgow, there's a Fannyside Road which is next to Fannyside Loch

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25 June 2004, 09:52 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zilch

Sherlock theres a pishill (from your other post) near Henley.. am i close ??

Cheers

Jim

Jim

Are you from Henley? cant find your post. I live near Wallingford.

Sherlock

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25 June 2004, 10:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Brit_in_Japan

Your spelling was wrong and was not funny. Also the correct pronounciation isn't funny. Taking a place name whose spelling is not funny and prounouncing it completely incorrectly, how funny is that?

At least I know how the Japanese place name is pronounced, which makes a change as I can't even read most Japanese

And what makes it any different to your contribution?

I know Croes Goch isn't supposed to be pronounced the way it is by some people but it is and it is amusing. Your offering I found amusing although its only amusing when mis-pronounced.

Don't be such a spaniel, this is supposed to be for amusement isn't it?

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25 June 2004, 11:54 AM

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I Work in Cockermouth.

Also two of the local fells are "Great Cockup" & "Little Cockup" - Dennis Norden presented one of his programmes from the first one a few years ago...