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One of the most perplexing things travelers in Britain can come across is how to properly pronounce the place names in Britain.
Weird place names england. Places that have the same name in somewhere like the USA or Australia will be pronounced completely different in the UK. Writer BoredPanda staff Robertas nicknamed the Comma Inquisitor by friends is a Bored Panda writer and content creator. Cheddar isnt just home to a Gorge many places here have unusual names Image.
And better yet this is only a small selection for more on weird and rude place names have a look at the following books. So do about two-thirds of Englands rivers. The name of many places in the United States the biggest of which is in Florida.
Sluts Hole Lane found near Attleborough in Norfolk England is a road that links Silver Street and Bunwell Road with the nearest village being a place called Besthorpe. Westward Ho Devon England is the only settlement in the British Isles to have an exclamation mark in its name. Weve compiled a list of the absolute rudest complete with photos.
Dorset is home to many an odd place-name and none more so that the likes of the villages surrounding the River Piddle. It is unlikely that this region is so-called due to the contents of the river although not impossible given what we learnt about other places on this list. Be sure to check out our fun Word Cloud Map of the UK which incorporates al the words on this list into a.
Also in Ireland and England. I hope you get as much pleasure reading the list as I got putting it together. A village in the Netherlands.
Back Passage City of London 2. Where boners are holy. Britain is stuffed with rude place names the whole place is pure filth.
Heres a list of British place names foreigners and even the locals get wrong with tips on. 11 Weird Place Names From Around the World. See also Cavalier Approach Memory Lane Quality Street and Letsby Avenue.
Cockermouth Allerdale Cumbria 6. We posted a handy chart for London pronunciations a few weeks ago. Ae Dumfries and Galloway T he shortest place name.
Devon is unique for so many reasons from its stunning scenery to its bizarre old traditions but when it comes to place names thats what undoubtedly makes it. Hoo Howe Ware Wye and Wem weird wonderful and wacky British place names. Avon Derwent Severn Tees Trent Tyne and Itchen which later lent its name.
The Wrekin takes its name from Celtic. After his studies at LCC International University where he got a BA in English Language and Literature Robertas went on to do freelance teaching translation and copywriting work primarily specializing in IT. I was laughing for hours trying to find the most amusing and rude place names in the British Isles.
Beaver Close Surrey 3. The 100 Rudest Place Names in Britain. A big hole in North Yorkshire England.
Sloot is the Dutch word for ditch so it basically means holy ditch. A Northern Irish town. The UK is full of weird place names and if youre learning English in the UK and dont know why Holborn sounds NOTHING like it should dont worry youre not alone.
Some locals maintain that the place got its name from StCuthberts cry when monks accidentally dropped his coffin at this little settlement on their way to Durham. Butt Hole Road Conisbrough South Yorkshire 5. A part of the village of Eversholt Befordshire Witts End is also a leading light among those rare British place names that also moonlight as sayings.
Queen Camel is a village and civil parish on the River Cam and the A359 road in the. According to the Dictionary of Place Names it was a whimsical moniker bestowed upon the place in the 19 th century as it was considered exposed desolate and difficult to cultivate. From Happy Bottom to Crackpot the UK has more than its fair share of silly place names.
Bell End Worcestershire 4. Yes these are all real places that somewhere in the UK. Inaccessible Island a remotely located extinct volcanic island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean is so named for the difficulty in landing on the island and penetrating its interior because of the rough terrain.
