Unusual and funny town names
By Darren Cronian on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

On the Travel Rants forums, Sarah from i-to-i.com started a post about unusual UK & Ireland town names, and I’d not noticed how many unusual or funny town names they were around here - just goes to show you that the English and Irish have a sense of humour, and we aren’t really stuffy Brits, or Whinging poms!

Unusual and funny town names

My favourites are Booby Dingle (Herefordshire), North Piddle (Worcester), Hackballscross (Drogheda) and Dumpton (Kent). I’d like to hear of unusual names where you live - email me your photographs of you stood next a sign welcoming you into the town.


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8 responses to “Unusual and funny town names”

Kevin May | 4 October, 2006 at 9:08 pm

How about Pratt’s Bottom, Kent, about 5 miles north of Sevenoaks…

do i win, do i win????!?!?!

Darren Cronian | 4 October, 2006 at 9:40 pm

Haha Yeah I think someone mentioned that one in the forum!

Keep em’ coming! :)

Lee Harrison(owner Select World Travel Malvern) | 5 October, 2006 at 2:47 pm

I always thought that the Island in the Maldives called ” Sonevafushi” would make a great swear word

Colin Maddocks | 6 October, 2006 at 6:10 pm

Sorry to lower the tone but there is Penistone somewhere in Lancashire I think it is. You pronounce it Penn-is-ton. But you can make mistakes!

Clare | 9 October, 2006 at 2:05 pm

Oh Colin, naughty! hehe Yes, I have heard of Penistone, and we have a hock lane, and some bright young man has changed the h to another letter of the alphabet.

Alexs Travel Site | 11 October, 2006 at 4:29 pm

I seem to remember a Badgers Mount in Kent too :-)

Lee Harrison(owner Select World Travel Malvern) | 12 October, 2006 at 9:22 am

Trottiscliffe in Kent is actually pronounced TROSLEY, How do they work that one out!!!!!

Sarah | 12 October, 2006 at 11:33 am

I’m assured that Slaithwaite near Huddersfield is pronounced Slaw-it by locals too!

Wetwang (East Riding of Yorkshire) is also a good name.

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