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What’s the oddest street name you know?

254 replies

CormoranStrike · 08/06/2021 18:38

I passed one in Edinburgh today, called Fair-A-Far Shot, which is quite unusual.

I also know of a small hamlet, not street, called Willie Stack’s Clump, which just makes me smile.

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Walkley18 · 08/06/2021 20:22

The mother hen and her young chick's lane, near a National Trust in the Midlands.

One of our poshest streets here is called Rotten Row.

And where the tip is, is called Foul Lane.

AyyMacarena · 08/06/2021 20:22

Bell End on the way to Santa pod, Northamptonshire. Why?

Disfordarkchocolate · 08/06/2021 20:24

I used to drive past Cosmic Avenue regularly, always made me smile wondering if it was inspirired by space exploration.

Notachanceinheaven · 08/06/2021 20:24

Halifax has a Long Lover Lane.

ErrolTheDragon · 08/06/2021 20:24

One of our poshest streets here is called Rotten Row.

Of course it's posh - it's the Route du RoiGrin

LittleRa · 08/06/2021 20:25

Roast Calf Lane

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 08/06/2021 20:25

Two more in Worcestershire: Twatling Road and Mearse Lane (imagine Ricky Tomlinson saying it)!

surreymum89 · 08/06/2021 20:26

White Knobs way Grin

InMySpareTime · 08/06/2021 20:29

The Street With No Name
It's in Manchester, locals raised money for a street sign for it, making the name a misnomer as it now is a street with a name.

DuchessofDenmarkStreet · 08/06/2021 20:29

Queen Emma's Dyke in Witney

WhateverJohnnyMcNofriends · 08/06/2021 20:30

There's a Cat Foot Lane near my mums house.

Mizydoscape · 08/06/2021 20:30

We have a very steep road called Breakneck Hill nearby as well as The Street With No Name

MrsTerryPratchett · 08/06/2021 20:31

Bird in Hand Lane in Bromley.

Quality Street Merstham.

ForkedIt · 08/06/2021 20:33

Sodom Lane Blush

Gwynnie79 · 08/06/2021 20:33

There's a lane in Mevagissey called Shilly Alley Op. Always love that one!

BrownEyedGirl80 · 08/06/2021 20:34

@Allmyarseandpeggyraisin do you live near Market Rasen?

SpringLoadedJizz · 08/06/2021 20:35

In Kirriemuir, Scotland there's a short street called simply "The Moon".

There's also a Bash Street in Dundee named after the Bash Street Kids. They even have a themed street sign for it with the kids on it.

chesirecat99 · 08/06/2021 20:35

@MangosteenSoda

Wan King Path and Fuk Man Road in quite close proximity to each other. Not UK.

I’d love to live on Quality Street Grin

Another good one from Hong Kong is Rednaxela Terrace, unintentionally named backwards after the landlord, Mr Alexander:
viques · 08/06/2021 20:35

SqueezyBelly Alley in Port Isaac.

Thecazelets · 08/06/2021 20:35

We passed a Scumbrum Lane the other day, near Bath.

ChocOrange1 · 08/06/2021 20:36

Upper Up

Benny Hill Close

Ukholidaysaregreat · 08/06/2021 20:37

Fanny Hands Lane it's on the way to the seaside at Skegness.

IeatPotNoodles · 08/06/2021 20:37

We have a Slag Lane!

GeordieRacer · 08/06/2021 20:39

There's a Nicky Nackey Lane in Yorkshire.
I met someone who lived there and said they had enormous trouble ordering takeaway as the shop would assume it was a prank call and not turn up

Popchips · 08/06/2021 20:39

Bristol

There and back again Lane
Worlds end lane
Little paradise - which ironically used to be slums and full of prostitutes many many years ago!