So there are funny names all over the place (for example I grew up next to Paris, Michigan and have visited both Hell, Michigan and Paradise, Michigan... none of which lived up to their name by the way) and England has proven no exception. Whilst such a list could be rather long and exhaustive, this one isn't and just contains some odd names that we've seen. Ok most of them really just show up on one of the nightly news weather reports and I think they make it just because they are weird.
Lemonhead
Yarm
Langthwaite
Pity Me (seriously)
Ingoe.
Sharpton.
Hurt 'n Rab (still serious)
Ireshopeburn
Hartburn
Rockhope
Redmirt
Tweedmouth
Spital Toungues
Netherton
and my personal favorite, Staindrop.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
What's in a name
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Great names! My favorite on my way to Louisiana was Smut Eye just down the road from Burnt Corn.
I am partial to Pity Me. Always a tug on my heart strings..
To busy mom of 4, those are hilarious.
Those are funny, Beth! I feel like we need to thank Eric for suggesting this post. Um, thanks, Eric! I think you mentioned a few other funny ones, but since Josh wrote this, I forgot to pass them along. Plus there are just so very many amusingly named English cities... it just might come up again sometime.
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