The 100 rudest place names in britain main market by hurst, ed, bailey, rob isbn. Britain is stuffed with rude place names, the whole place is pure filth. Hoo, howe, ware, wye and wem weird, wonderful and wacky british place names. A rich mix of celtic, norse, scandinavian, anglosaxon, french and latin have made the english language a gift to poets and writers. The 100 rudest place names in britain ed hurst, rob bailey on. Weve done hours of research and have put together the ultimate list of funny british place names. Shitterton comes on top of list of britains worst place names including pratts bottom. Ed hurst has 46 books on goodreads with 168 ratings. Britains funny, rude and delightful odd place names are not only bewildering but. Daily moments day 17 first day of our rude place names road trip and we come.
Great britain throws up a wealth of odd names that have somehow been overlooked by the nation. Originally appearing in the domesday book as billesfelt, this small lincolnshire village forms a parish with lower bitchfield. Its name derives from the old english tun, meaning farm or village. Rude britain subtitled 100 rudest place names in britain is a 2005 book of british place names with seemingly rude or offensive meanings. The map certainly exposes the more raucous side of britains many improbable place names. The name, recorded in the domesday book of 1086 as ugghelea, means. Weve compiled a list of the absolute rudest, complete with photos. A cheeky look at britains top 10 rudest places culture trip. Mapping britains extremely lewd, rude, and weird place names. Having seen piddle lane in cerne abbas, i am familiar with rude signs that pop up without warning when one travels in the u. As locals in west yorkshire win their battle to reinstate the name of tickle cock bridge, we list the rudest place names in the country. The authors are to be commended for providing historical insight into the funny place names found throughout britain. And better yet, this is only a small selection, for more on weird and rude place names have a look at the following books.
If you liked these books about britain then you might like my new book. I bought this book for myself and it provides a good laugh every time i pick it up to reread. Each phase of this history has left its mark on our culture, architecture, language and place names. Rude britain is a compilation of 100 of the best and rudest place names, each one photographed and explained by authors rob bailey and ed hurst. From streets such as fanny avenue, willey lane, titty ho and asshouse lane to a village called cocks.
The book isbn 0752225812 is written by rob bailey and ed hurst, and published in the united kingdom by the pan macmillan imprint boxtree. I was laughing for hours trying to find the most amusing and rude place names in the british isles. We found some of the rudest, most disturbing place names in britain, and then made up some of our own. Ultimate list of funny and rude british place names.
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