[website] Weird Road Names [UK]

[elsiegee40]

Here's why: https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getfaq.php?id=1

 

Thanks @sparkeh that's really interesting:)

[Ephelyon]

We have a Slaughter Hill in Crewe, named for the old slaughterhouse of course but it's still fun. Has to be read in your best Scottish accent:

 

"MURDER... on Slaughter Hill!"

 

[cue ominous lightning strike]

[VeryPC]

Here's why: https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getfaq.php?id=1

OT, but had to point out mention of cool sounding B-movie shlock horror villian.

 

Al

Edited March 27, 2017 by VeryPC

[6Foot2]

OT, but had to point out mention of cool sounding B-movie shlock horror villian.

 

Al

@VeryPC: No image.

 

[VeryPC]

@VeryPC: No image.

 

Sorry, pasted it in from clipboard by mistake - fixed above: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/jokes-interweb-things/121452-weird-road-names-uk-6.html#post1561866

 

Al

[enjay]

Underwood and Townsend I'm familiar with as surnames. Never once have I met someone called Marshman - I would remember doing that!

[synaesthesia]

I know a few Underhills, including those hiding out in Bree.

[6Foot2]

We have been in Wiltshire this weekend.

 

The county town of Trowbridge has a "Bythesea Road"

 

In a county with no coastline?

 

Link: Key to English Place-names

 

This is an up-to-date guide to the interpretation of the names of England's cities, towns and villages.

 

The names of villages and towns frequently refer to particular people(s), social and administrative activities, landscape, birds and animals, crops and vegetation, and most of them are well over a thousand years old. In other words, they can tell us something important about the history of those places, and how they were perceived, which would otherwise be unknown.

 

You can use the Key to search for a particular place-name, or to browse through the names of a particular county. It will provide you with a name's meaning and a break-down of the different parts of the name (its 'elements') and the language(s) of those elements.

 

In common with most historically-based research, we use the county-boundaries that stood before local government reorganization in 1974.

[synaesthesia]

That site is thoroughly interesting, will no doubt spend lots of time on that!

[AMLinington]

Underwood and Townsend I'm familiar with as surnames. Never once have I met someone called Marshman - I would remember doing that!

 

You'll probably find a lot of names have been shortened over time - 'Marshman' might have been shortened to 'Marsh' - I've known a couple of 'Marsh's. Ditto for 'Hill's or 'Wood's. That is speculation ofc, but it makes sense. Surnames in Britain - particularly of the working and middle classes - were heavily place and occupation-related, but many have multiple regional spellings and variations.

 

My maiden name, Lightfoot, has two possible stems - the first from medieval military 'Light Footmen', and the second from couriers or runners 'Lightfoot'. Similarly 'Fleetfoot' or 'Lightbody'.

 

My current surname is one of the many spelling variants of a place-related name - Linington - the '-ton' bit denotes 'town'. But there are a massive variety of spellings, probably related to lack of literacy or misunderstandings over the centuries.

 

I've seen 'Linnington' (in fact a lot of people spell our name with 2 N's for no apparent reason, since 2 N's is no more or less common than the other spellings), 'Lynington', 'Lynnington', 'Limington' etc. Since my surname seems to be exclusive to the Isle of Wight, I'd hazard a guess it started life centuries ago in 'Lymington' (the town), and morphed over time.

 

I'm actually rather glad it's pretty 'boring'. Growing up a 'Lightfoot' with a weight problem led to some hurtful remarks and bullying. I'd get called 'Heavyfoot' a lot, or 'Smellyfoot' or indeed any variation on something rude about feet - 'Bigfoot', 'Fatfoot' etc. Since the surname originated a long time ago, the meanings have changed over time or are no longer relevant. The worst people can do to 'Linington' is spell it wrong.

[HTCPCP]

Looked at a house on Cockbush avenue a few years ago, but having seen the property, decided against it. The estate agents seem to love that house - seems to go up for sale every year!

[6Foot2]

Got a dispute? Take it outside! (to the yards in Whitby)

 

 

[Andrew_C]

Argument Yard... Is that an album name? Sure there's a musical connotation somewhere, folk-rock maybe?

[Syman_a]

Up the road from me is Porridge Pot Lane

 

[Andrew_C]

Argument Yard... Is that an album name? Sure there's a musical connotation somewhere, folk-rock maybe?

 

Ah yes, I knew I'd seen it somewhere!

 

Attila the Stockbroker's - Reviews of Argument's Yard

[6Foot2]

 

Link: Smellies Lane [Google Maps]

[6Foot2]

NOTE: Posted here without comment or inferred meaning and without inviting a reply:

 

Link: Dumb Woman's Ln - Google Maps

 

 

[6Foot2]

Link: Watch Close - Google Maps [July 2008 - April 2019]

 

 

Well, it has changed a little, I guess...

 

[BKGarry]

 

And yes, this does come out here

 

[hardtailstar]

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And yes, this does come out here

 

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Any foam shapes to get through?