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ploppysirploppy 28-03-2008 15:31
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I'm at Keele University and whenever I tell people I'm from Oswaldtwistle they are always like 'You just made that up.... that doesn't exist!!!!' or my favourite 'Is that like Narnia or something!'.

It makes me giggle when they try and pronounce it or spell it because to me Oswaldtwistle is the norm, to the people around the country it's a weirdo name! haha

Does anyone else know of any weird named places around England?! (apart from the rude named towns that everyone knows about :p)

Lea
x

Eric 28-03-2008 16:19
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Originally Posted by ploppysirploppy (Post 553167)
I'm at Keele University and whenever I tell people I'm from Oswaldtwistle they are always like 'You just made that up.... that doesn't exist!!!!' or my favourite 'Is that like Narnia or something!'.

It makes me giggle when they try and pronounce it or spell it because to me Oswaldtwistle is the norm, to the people around the country it's a weirdo name! haha

Does anyone else know of any weird named places around England?! (apart from the rude named towns that everyone knows about :p)

Lea
x
Some place names just sound weird ... and Ossy is one of those places. I remember being in England at the time I was living in western Canada. People would ask; "Where in Canada are you from"? When I replied "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan" blank stares were followed by giggles.:D Could have been Tuktoyaktuk, NWT. Manyberries, Alta., Come-by-Chance, Nfld. ... Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat ... the list goes on. One of my favs has always been "Glossup.":eek:

steeljack 28-03-2008 16:45
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I'm just waiting for the day when something happens in Mytholmroyd to see how the US news anchors pronounce it
:D :D

jaysay 28-03-2008 16:52
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Well I've travelled in this country quite a lot and was very surprised how many people had heard of Ossy. I used to drive a wagon with Oswaldtwistle written on the side, and the number of people who used to come up to us and have a chat about Ossy was unbelievable, and I've lost count of the times Ossy has been used in TV quizzes

Eric 28-03-2008 17:38
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 553195)
Well I've travelled in this country quite a lot and was very surprised how many people had heard of Ossy. I used to drive a wagon with Oswaldtwistle written on the side, and the number of people who used to come up to us and have a chat about Ossy was unbelievable, and I've lost count of the times Ossy has been used in TV quizzes
Can't wait until it is on Wheel of Fortune:D

jambutty 29-03-2008 11:23
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Well there’s Ramsbottom up this way.

But there are many villages in East Anglia and the south of England with quaint names.

There is always the good old standby of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch in Wales.

It means – “St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave”.

For some strange reason this forum puts a space in between silio & gogogoch. It would appear that this forum has a 50 character limit on a word.

blazey 29-03-2008 12:59
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A lot of my uni friends think Oswaldtwistle sounds funny as well, so I just say 'Accrington' and they say 'Stanley?'. They probably still don't know where it is but at least they can pretend :p

jaysay 29-03-2008 13:34
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Originally Posted by jambutty (Post 553520)
Well there’s Ramsbottom up this way.

But there are many villages in East Anglia and the south of England with quaint names.

There is always the good old standby of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch in Wales.

It means – “St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave”.

For some strange reason this forum puts a space in between silio & gogogoch. It would appear that this forum has a 50 character limit on a word.
Thats all well and god JB but I think you've missed a "e" in the name:D

yerself 29-03-2008 13:54
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Originally Posted by jaysay
Thats all well and god JB but I think you've missed a "e" in the name:D
Jaysay, how could you doubt the 'Font of all Knowledge' Mr. Butty? He's no amoeba like some on here.

polly 29-03-2008 16:30
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TBH Keele is a bit strange sounding.

When I used to travel around a lot and told people I was from Oswaldtwistle it not only broke the ice but 90% of people knew someone from the town and the others thought I must be Welsh!!

When Todmorden was on the news the other week the local reporter pronounced it as
Tod More Den !!

emamum 29-03-2008 16:33
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foulridge is usuall pronounced foul-ridge (instead of folridge) on the news and barrowford is pronounced barrerfud. lol

garinda 29-03-2008 16:39
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I'm proud to come from Ossy, though my Italian best friend, Milly, can still only pronounce it as Oliver Twist.:D

I struggled when I lived in Scotland for a while. Bear's Den. Cambuslang, which can be sung as the Bay City Rollers 'Shang-a-lang', for anyone old enough. Kirkcudbright, pronounced Care-coo-bree.

It's almost like a foreign country up there.:D

West Ender 29-03-2008 16:48
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West Yorkshire has some good ones like Luddendenfoot, Heckmondwike and Cleckheaton. :biggrin8:

emamum 29-03-2008 16:50
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cleck-hudders-fax!

emamum 29-03-2008 16:51
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my grandads street name is a good one.....upper fern down green! that gets some funny looks lol

garinda 29-03-2008 16:54
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I'm so glad I don't need to ask directions to here.:eek:

Twatt, Orkney, United Kingdom - Google Maps

emamum 29-03-2008 16:57
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wow! i think that must be where my ex's come from!

shillelagh 29-03-2008 17:04
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ok ive got one for you - Keady

Now even the locals say it in different ways. I've always said Kaydy which my mum and dad, relatives and some of the locals say it - others say it Keeday, others call it keday.
There is always the argument over Enniskillen - is it said Enniskillen or is it Inniskillen.

Can remember when we went to glasgow to the world pipe band contest and we were asking directions to the park where it was being held everyone looked at us blankly never heard of it they said. Dad said you must have heard of it - its where the band contest is - they said aaaaaaahhhhh you mean Ballahouston Park - we were saying it as its spelt - Bellahouston Park!! Its now held on Glasgow Green.

yerself 29-03-2008 18:22
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Originally Posted by garinda
I'm so glad I don't need to ask directions to here.
Or here: Cocklick End

Lilly 29-03-2008 21:51
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Or indeed, here. :)

West Country Views - Photos of Brown Willy

WillowTheWhisp 29-03-2008 22:03
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For some reason my daughter finds Goosnargh hilarious.

Stranocher has the same effect on me but mainly because of a woman who was once giving us directions to somewhere and continued to emphasise that we needed to go through Stranocher.

West Ender 29-03-2008 22:15
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Another Yorkshire one I like - Mankinholes - and when I lived in Durham City I wasn't far from Pity Me and Hetton le Hole.

claytonender 02-04-2008 08:21
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What about Pratts Bottom - which is near Orpington in Kent.

Pratts Bottom

motherhubbard 02-04-2008 15:09
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we live on Break neck lane. and there is a place calle Burpham not too far away from us.

emzy 02-04-2008 16:00
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"Bedlam" is just up the road from me, it amuses me :D

Eric 02-04-2008 16:14
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Friend of mine is from Cupids, Nfld.

WillowTheWhisp 02-04-2008 16:47
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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 556210)
"Bedlam" is just up the road from me, it amuses me :D

Not much there though is there? It always amuses me when I see the sign.

Eric 02-04-2008 16:56
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When I was living in Saskatchewan some jokester placed a sign by the highway which read "Armpit, Pop. 0". It seems that the guy had found the midway point between the town of Eyebrow and the town of Elbow and placed the funny sign there.

BERNADETTE 02-04-2008 16:58
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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 556210)
"Bedlam" is just up the road from me, it amuses me :D
Whereabouts is it?

MargaretR 02-04-2008 17:01
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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 556252)
When I was living in Saskatchewan some jokester placed a sign by the highway which read "Armpit, Pop. 0". It seems that the guy had found the midway point between the town of Eyebrow and the town of Elbow and placed the funny sign there.
I think that is the best one posted yet :D

garinda 02-04-2008 17:47
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I'm so glad I live in Ossy, rather than Aussie.

For anyone who might be planning a trip down under, please don't bring me back a bottle from the Wet Beaver Winery, thanks all the same.:eek::D

Wet Beaver Winery

panther 02-04-2008 17:59
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As anyone heard of..Tittybong in Australia!!??

LOL

Eric 02-04-2008 18:46
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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 556315)
I'm so glad I live in Ossy, rather than Aussie.

For anyone who might be planning a trip down under, please don't bring me back a bottle from the Wet Beaver Winery, thanks all the same.:eek::D

Wet Beaver Winery
And it has the bouquet of a .... mmm, think I might like it. In Canada there is a picture of a beaver on the back of the five cent coin ... some Canadians think of it as a national symbol ... it is the emblem of the Royal 22nd Regiment ... Canadian beaver is the best in the world ....

And you all thought we were a boring bunch:alright:

Speedy 02-04-2008 19:23
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Cockermouth (sp?) always makes me giggle, been up there a few times and it always has me in stitches.

norwich stanley 02-04-2008 19:41
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In Norfolk we have Wymondham (pronounced windham) Happisburgh (pronounced haysbr)West Beckham,California and Little/Great Snoring to name but a few....cant think of any rude ones though.

MargaretR 02-04-2008 20:00
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There are 2 'Heaven's in USA - just type something unusual in google earth search

derekgas 03-04-2008 16:53
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I used to live in Strongstry, most dont know where it is.

accyman 03-04-2008 17:14
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if you set off from hyndburn road and follow these directions you will end up at the destination the site wont let me type ;)

RAC Route planner - your route

MargaretR 03-04-2008 17:31
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Originally Posted by accyman (Post 556716)
if you set off from hyndburn road and follow these directions you will end up at the destination the site wont let me type ;)

RAC Route planner - your route
I bet you found that by typing rude words in google earth :D

garinda 03-04-2008 17:41
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Originally Posted by accyman (Post 556716)
if you set off from hyndburn road and follow these directions you will end up at the destination the site wont let me type ;)

RAC Route planner - your route
Though I managed it, way back in post #16 of this thread.:D

accyman 03-04-2008 18:27
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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 556733)
Though I managed it, way back in post #16 of this thread.:D
could you imagine living there and been called richard ?

people would refer to you as dick in twa tt

panther 03-04-2008 18:36
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could you imagine living there and been called richard ?

people would refer to you as dick in twa tt
Attachment 11354....I beg ya pardon!!!:o....LOL

Eric 03-04-2008 18:43
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Originally Posted by accyman (Post 556793)
could you imagine living there and been called richard ?

people would refer to you as dick in twa tt
I wonder what they call people who live there? If you are from Accrington, you are an Accringtonian, from Kingston a Kingstonian ... if you have a group of people from Twa tt, do yo call them a bunch of Twa tts?:confused:

accyman 04-04-2008 11:36
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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 556809)
I wonder what they call people who live there? If you are from Accrington, you are an Accringtonian, from Kingston a Kingstonian ... if you have a group of people from Twa tt, do yo call them a bunch of Twa tts?:confused:
i have no idea but i do believe a famous footballer was born there

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/kuntz-thumb.jpg

Eric 06-04-2008 17:40
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And for all you girls with too much time on your hands .... on Trinity Bay in the great province of Newfoundland and Labradour, the little town of Dildo.:hidewall::D:D


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