Towns with funny or weird names

[Wayne]

Just up the road from me. We looked at a property there when we were house hunting before settling where we are now.

Also local are Cherry Burton and Bishop Burton. Plus there's Goole and the locals are a bit touchy about what you call them...

steve

I often drive that road when I go from Leeds to Hull for work. Makes a nice change.

 

[Brianh]

Just up the road from me. We looked at a property there when we were house hunting before settling where we are now.

Also local are Cherry Burton and Bishop Burton. Plus there's Goole and the locals are a bit touchy about what you call them...

steve

The road to Bridlington!

 

[Dobbo25]

I know its not a place name but this was a bar in France, unfortunately it wasn't full of it.

 

[Jester]

For the sake of clarity, I'm not the beardy bloke in the photo

 

[Rufusdog]

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec

 

[Rufusdog]

The road to Bridlington!

My Nan and her siblings were born and raised in Bridlington, but I’ve not been there. After COVID-19 I must correct this.

 

[SeanC]

Italy

Bolton, England

Scotland

 

[pjgh]

Good old West Yorkshire again ...

 

[TobyC]

Good old West Yorkshire again ...

That's a real "dry stack" wall!

 

[Brianh]

My Nan and her siblings were born and raised in Bridlington, but I’ve not been there. After COVID-19 I must correct this.

I was born in York, my dear mum loved her breaks in Brid!

 

[pjgh]

That's a real "dry stack" wall!

Certainly looks to be a hasty rebuild!

 

[JamieM]

Flintshire Wales.

 

[Rufusdog]

Certainly looks to be a hasty rebuild!

Perhaps their thongs were too tight.

Certainly looks to be a hasty rebuild!

 

[Rufusdog]

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For the sake of clarity, I'm not the beardy bloke in the photo

What do people from Twatt call themselves?

 

[Rufusdog]

I just came across these two in South Africa:
* Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdooddgeskeetfontein, which is the name of a farm and means Two buffalos shot totally dead with one shot fountain.
* Los-my-cherry