h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

better than Cow Roast in Hertfordshire

There's a 'Twice Brewed' too. And a place called 'Beltingham' which sounds rather violent.

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Going back to Kansas I think the inhabitants are called Kansans. The inhabitants of Arkansas are called Arkansans, rhyming with those from Kansas.

Couple of places in Lincolnshire, for the Dickens fans;
Swineshead
Wrangle, and my favourite
Carlton Scroop

For winnie the pooh fans, there is a place near southampton called Hundred Acres, and yes theres a wood. Meanwhile if you are feeling a bit tipsy,theres a place outside lymington called Sway. Bilbo.

I will keep this going if it Kills me, so there.
Theres a place outside Birmimgham UK called Lickey End.

Aberdeenshire in Scotland is a Goldmine for Sillies, including Yonder Bognie and Fattahead.

Not forgetting the inimitable (and recently reprieved) 'Lost'.

As I'm sure you all know, their signpost was forever being nicked, and the council - in their wisdom - proposed renaming it 'Lost Farm' in the hope of deterring thieves (a vain hope in any case). Last I heard, the locals were objecting to this.

PS, well done Bilbo, and sorry - I must have missed the last bump you gave this thread.

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Not far from Birmingham there's a place called Cofton Hackett, which sounds like the residents have chest infections. And there's a village in Warwickshire called Haseley Knob, which sounds like some kind of sexually transmitted disease.

Nearly forgot! There's Piddle-in-the-Hole (yes, I'm serious) in Worcestershire and Old Sodsbury (Gloucestershire, I think).

Carlton Scroop, there's a place I haven't heard in ages. Used to live near there. For weird there's also Croxton Kerrial (prn. Crows-ton) then just up the road from where I lived were Bitchfield and Swayfield. I like the name Swayfield, sounds very nice Unlike Bitchfield !

Just found a corker, Aplace near Northampton called Nobottle, its on the map next to whats described as a danger area!!!

I've got a silly name for you
Go to streetmap and enter 'Kelvedon Hatch'.
Now zoom in to the middle zoom level.(ie the fourth out of the 7 levels).
Now, look up and to the left a bit of the indicated place.

Isn;t that a silly name eh?

I've noticed that someone has already mentioned some of my favourites being Nether, Over & Middle Wallop. There is a very small valley near where my grandparents lived called Bugs Bottom. It was fields and farm until they build houses on it.

My favourite is in Somerset - Nempnett Thrubwell (honest)

or Iron Acton

Hooker, Oklahoma, USA
Protection, Kansas, USA
Johnson, Kansas, USA

btw, by streetmap I mean www.streetmap.co.uk

An area to the West of Victoria, BC, Canada was surveyed by a Mr. Wiffen and thus we get Wiffen Spit.

There's Lover in Wiltshire

Not a town name, but I'm sure there was a street called 'Gropec**t Lane' somewhere in England. Honest! Anyone got any info? Apparently it was a 13th century red-light zone or something...

yep, in London, renamed 'Threadneedle' and is still there.
Got renamed during a redevelopment I believe and is now not quite so dubious