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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Bangbang on February 27, 2012, 08:18:23 pm
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There is a farm cottage about a mile from
us called
'Worlds End Farm'
Always make me smile when I pass it, cos it's not far off
the truth up here!
Got any good names near you?
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There's a Bimbo Farm just north of Leeds ;D
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one of our cats is called Bimbo (Bim, Bimmy) from the old JIm Reeves song...
He's the fourth of the family to have the honour of the name, due my f-i-l's inability to remember new names!
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There's a Knob Farm and Bell End near to where I work...
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We stay on a farm called Baldastard - try saying that to a taxi driver after 1 or 2 ;D
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We used to live in Tyttenhanger (and it was pronounced the rude way). Anglo saxon meaning Tydda's hanging ridge !
And I live quite near 'Lost' which is always having its nameplate stolen.
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We have a hamlet called Twatt. They tried to change the name of the graveyard but failed! My friend lives near the signpost to Twatt and she gets really annoyed with tourists having their picture taken next to the arrow!
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there is of coarse Knockin neer Shrewsbury with it's famous Knockin shop.
Village Shop - 'The Knockin Shop'The village has a thriving village shop which is something of a rarity nowadays. It was once featured on television because of its sign "The Knockin Shop" and provides the Village with a convenient outlet for all day to day needs, including a Post Office.
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You will find a place called Pottie just off the A849. lots of photos get taken next to that sign to.
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We have a hamlet called Twatt. They tried to change the name of the graveyard but failed! My friend lives near the signpost to Twatt and she gets really annoyed with tourists having their picture taken next to the arrow!
Honestly! Who would do a thing like that? ;D (Hmmm, I wonder if I canstill find the photo? ::))
There's a Faraway farm near us, which I've always liked.
I also remember a conversation at our sailing club about the attributes required for the perfect crew. "Oh, that's easy, it's the farm just outside Drymen" said one old chap. He could tell by our blank faces that we hadn't got a clue what he meant. "Lednabra" he explained! ;D
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Near where I used to live in Aberdeenshire, there was Baldyquash, Folla Rule, and there were two villages called after a brother and sister - Rothiemay and Rothienorman
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I used to live near a village called Pratt's Bottom.
There's also an area in Dorset called Itchy Bottom.
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I nearly had an address of "Hogs Pits Bottom". I would never have moved :D
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There's a village in Cambs called Six Mile Bottom which always raises a smile as I pass
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again just ouside cumbernauld there is a bit known as jeans hole :farmer:
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We've got Cock Law, Randy Plantation, a Butchercote Crags, Prison Strip, Henless Plantation and Bonaparte's Covert
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ooh, I'd forgotten!
"Monkey Hole" near here.
And I just love the name of "Pickery Corner" its so musical... (5 syllables in a Derbyshoire accent!)
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ventongimps, its near cocks and callestick.
really. :D 'call a stick' really gets me.
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I used to pass North Piddle on my way to somewhere - out near Hereford, I think. Never saw South Piddle. Nor East nor West, come to that.
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When we bought our plot it was advertised as Cistern Store.( Four stone walls and 5 acres.)
So who are we to change its name... we re-named it..
CISTERN CROFT
Delivery guys love it!
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Is there anyone else who can't pass "Bolfracks" on the A9 without smiling? ;)
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there were two villages called after a brother and sister - Rothiemay and Rothienorman
i never realised that - how sweet.
its not too far from Tarty!
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I used to pass North Piddle on my way to somewhere - out near Hereford, I think. Never saw South Piddle. Nor East nor West, come to that.
There's a River Piddle in Dorset which runs through Piddletrenthide village.
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i used to live near the villages - the Clatfords. Upper Clatford and Lower Clatford. apparently the Lower Clatford guys didnt like being thought of as a lower class, so the name was changed from Lower Clatford to Goodworth Clatford!
;D
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Not so far from here there are villages called Pity Me and Unthank :D
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We have two villages one called New Deer the other Old Deer but no Deer.
Or did Deer become Old Deer when New Deer showed up?
I've asked several locals and they have no I Deer.
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We have two villages one called New Deer the other Old Deer but no Deer.
Or did Deer become Old Deer when New Deer showed up?
I've asked several locals and they have no I Deer.
u live near me! never realised that. :wave: :wave: :wave:
complete guess - r u brucklays OH? ::) ::)
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Hi Princesspiggy
Yes! We all have a burdens to bare, I'm Brucklays.
She's my love, my light, and life. :thumbsup:
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There is a village called 'no place' near here, I laugh every week driving past it
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Hi Princesspiggy
Yes! We all have a burdens to bare, I'm Brucklays.
She's my love, my light, and life. :thumbsup:
Awww! :bouquet: :D
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I don't live too far from a village called New Invention. In another village nearby there's Bogey Lane.
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Hi Princesspiggy
Yes! We all have a burdens to bare, I'm Brucklays.
She's my love, my light, and life. :thumbsup:
Awww! :bouquet: :D
awww awww :bouquet: :bouquet: :D
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We have a hamlet called Twatt. They tried to change the name of the graveyard but failed! My friend lives near the signpost to Twatt and she gets really annoyed with tourists having their picture taken next to the arrow!
There's a greetings card from Moonpig with a picture of that sign on it available on their website!
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Its not an uncommon name - there are lots of Twatt's up here.
I'm being serious - check the directory for Aberdeenshire.
:thumbsup:
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We live in Rotten End, but some one changed the name of the farm about 100 years ago & they are trying to change the name of Rotten End Cottages now. I think its a more interesting name than Corner Farm
Rose
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land of nod ..on your way to brid ::)
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Grunty fen in Cambridge, always made my Dad smile when we lived near there, and I think there a Piddle Fen too, there's a river Piddle, don't know if it's very long in which case would that make it a long Piddle.