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Anyone living on weird sounding streets/areas

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ABroads · 09/02/2015 12:57

We are thinking of putting an offer in on a house.. but it's on a road called 'Snatchup'.. Would it be wrong to not buy a house just because of the streetname..

Does anyone else live on weird named streets/areas and does it bother you??

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LuckyLopez · 09/02/2015 13:13

In Redbourn? :-)

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ABroads · 09/02/2015 13:20

Yes, do you know the area? We are currently in St Albans and looking to buy.. Can't afford SA!!

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vickibee · 09/02/2015 13:22

We live in an area called Penistone (pronounced Pennystone), you kind of don't notice after you've lived there ages that it refers to genitalia

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LuckyLopez · 09/02/2015 13:26

Oh no I don't know the area particularly. Just know someone nearby.

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FunMitFlags · 09/02/2015 14:55

I know exactly the road you mean!


There are a lot of roads called x bottom not a million miles away too.

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Redismyfavouritefood · 09/02/2015 14:58

My road starts with Cockxxxxxx

When I have to spell it I try not go "yeah that's COCK xxxxx"

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housepicturesqueclub · 09/02/2015 16:28

saw a place called NOB END, somewhere in Greater Manchester.

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ConcreteElephant · 09/02/2015 18:14

There's a Snatchup Alley in St A too of course. I think it's an old enough area to get away with weird names.

Unlike Princess Diana Drive...(apologies to anyone who lives there, but the name would really put me off)

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Somethingtodo · 09/02/2015 18:52

We have "Whipass Hill" around the corner

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NedZeppelin · 09/02/2015 18:55

There's a place called Nork near Epsom...

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NedZeppelin · 09/02/2015 18:57

Just be thankful they don't use Gropecunt Lane anymore Shock

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BikeRunSki · 09/02/2015 18:58

I live very close to Penistone, it's lovely, name wouldn't put me off. Now, Carsick Hill is Sheffield .... Wrll it is very steep and twisty!

Have a read of this - row about street name

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Hulababy · 09/02/2015 19:11

I live near Carsick area of Sheffield, several roads with the name in its address. Its actually quite an expensive place to live, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy a house with that address!

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Wednesbury · 09/02/2015 19:37

Yes - my road has a weird name - Lickhill - and it really bothers me! I really dislike it. But it's the sort of thing that does bother me. I've seen a house I like recently and i like the road name for that house almost as much as the house. It would give me a great deal of pleasure to live there but I doubt DH would understand that and I'd never be able to explain it. It's the sort of thing that is just not on his radar.

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AryaUnderfoot · 09/02/2015 19:50

Near where my parents live is a 'Slash lane'. What is even more ironic is the fact that under the street name is a sign that reads 'road liable to flooding'.

There's a Pity Me in County Durham.

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1lov3comp5 · 09/02/2015 20:01

There's a road called Muff Crescent in a town called Nobber near me Grin

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Marcipex · 09/02/2015 20:18

I've seen an Easy Street. I want to live there.

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InfinitySeven · 09/02/2015 20:23

Mine has a really weird name, but it'd out me totally to write it.

It's a Medieval swearword. It sounds very much like they got a really naughty word, and then added a few letters to make it sound Ye Olde.

I thought maybe it had some relevance to something, maybe a close landmark or something, but no. Google only returns my very small street for those terms.

It's stupid. Nobody can spell it, and I can't say it without it sounding very rude, so I have to try and give my postcode and number and hope that they won't ask, or just start spelling it without saying it first. I look weird.

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Gumnast2014 · 09/02/2015 20:26

I live in upperthong it's a talking point!

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ValancyJane · 09/02/2015 20:28

I once vetoed renting a flat in Worcester purely because the street was named "the butts"!!!

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FunMitFlags · 09/02/2015 20:36

ConcreteElephant we looked round a lovely house in that road several years ago but rejected it because we couldn't get past the name!

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BikeRunSki · 09/02/2015 20:41

I'm not far from either of you.

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MimsyBorogroves · 09/02/2015 20:45

I used to drive down CumCum Hill when I lived near Enfield and worked in Hertford.

It had a junction off it called Cucumber Lane.

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FelixFelix · 09/02/2015 20:49

Not off putting, but a road I used to pass on my way to work in Sheffield called 'Pocket Handkerchief Lane' and I've always wanted to live there. I don't think it even has any houses on it.

Me and DP drove to Bridlington a couple of years ago and laughed our heads off driving through a village called 'Wetwang' Grin Also went past a sign for 'Land of Nod' which sounded heavenly.

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BikeRunSki · 09/02/2015 21:23

Love Wetwang. I giggle like a child whenever it is mentioned. Also rather partial to Fryup and Great Fryup Dale in N Yorks.

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