BROKENWIND
The Hamlet of Brokenwind is located near the village of Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was voted third ‘worst place names’ in the British Isles in 2012.
BEER
Beer is a village in Devon, situated on Lyme’s Bay. While the name isn’t actually derived from the drink, this hasn’t stopped the villagers from celebrating the …
BITCHFIELD
Bitchfield is an English village located in the county of Lincolnshire, on the east coast of the country. It is situated in the South Kestevan district.
PENISTONE
Penistone is a very typical Yorkshire town, with sweeping moors and rural countryside surrounding its picturesque town.
BOGGY BOTTOM
Recently crowned Britain’s third funniest place name, Boggy Bottom is a neat hamlet in Hertfordshire.
BARTON IN THE BEANS
Barton in the Beans is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.
SHITTERTON
Shitterton, Dorset. The residents of Shitterton were so sick of their village sign being pinched, they forked out for a new heavy stone!
GREAT SNORING
A rural village in North Norfolk, two miles north of the larger village of Little Snoring. Heckmondwike.
NETHER WALLOP
Nether Wallop is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England.
DROOP
A North Dorset village in Hazelbury Bryan. Earcroft. The northern ward of Darwen, Lancashire.
UPPER SLAUGHTER
Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England,
NETHERTHONG
This Yorkshire village is rather simple to decipher: Nether, meaning lower, and thong meaning a thin strip of land rather than a skimpy undergarment. The Nether exists simply to differentiate the village from the nearby Upperthong, which is on higher ground.
SHEEPY PARVA AND SHEEPY MAGNA
Sheepy is a civil parish in the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England. It contains the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva.Sibson, Wellsborough, Upton, Pinwall and Cross Hands.
CURRY MALLET
Curry Mallet is a village and parish in Somerset, England.
QUEEN CAMEL
Queen Camel is a village and civil parish, on the River Cam and the A359 road, in the South Somerset district.
STICKLEPATH
Sticklepath is a village on Dartmoor, in the county of Devon, England. It gives its name to one of the most important geological faults in south-west England.
SIMONSBATH
Simonsbath is a small village high on Exmoor in Somerset. It is the principal settlement in the Exmoor Civil Parish, which is the largest and most sparsely populated civil parish on Exmoor.
WESTONZOYLAND
Westonzoyland is a village and civil parish in Somerset. It is situated on the Somerset Levels, four miles south east of Bridgwater.
The term ‘Zoy’ has various meaning in Somerset place names – in Chedzoy, it is simply “island;” in WestonZoyland, it is “the island of sowy;” and in Middlezoy, it is “flowing island”.
THE SHOE
The Shoe is a hamlet in the parish of North Wraxall. It lies at the junction of the Fosse Way and the A420.
WESTWARD HO!
Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon. The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple, Bideford and Bude. It lies at the south end of Northam Burrows and faces westward into Bideford Bay, opposite Saunton Sands and Braunton Burrows.
CRAPSTONE
Crapstone is a village in the county of Devon. The village is located on the edge of Dartmoor, in the parish of Buckland Monachorum and is approximately one mile from the village of Yelverton, 9 miles from the city of Plymouth and 5 miles from Tavistock.
CRACKINGTON HAVEN
Crackington Haven is a coastal village in Cornwall. The village is seven miles south-southwest of Bude and four miles north-northeast of Boscastle. It’s surrounded by stunning coastal scenery.
JOLLY’S BOTTOM
Jolly’s Bottom is a hamlet in western Cornwall. It is about half a mile north of Chacewater and straddles the main line railway.
VENTONGIMPS
This Cornish hamlet in the middle of the county even has its own nature reserve of the same name.
