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A Sleepy Little Hamlet
thermidorthelobster:
Near Yelverton in Devon lie the villages of Leg o' Mutton and Crapstone. I once met a girl from Crapstone, she was quite embarrassed about it.
And a few miles north of California Cross, again in Devon, lies Sign of the Owl.
strapping young lad:
there is a place in the rhondda valleys called pentre
pentre means village
so there is a village called village! :roll:
Bush Tucker Man:
Bill Bryson included a long list of suspect' place-names in his 'Notes From A Small Country' book.
Unfortunately my dad's got my copy at the moment, so I can't regail you with the less salubrious :lol:
Thrasher:
I lived in Cockermouth for 11 years.
Yes...you do get sick of the jokes....
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Thrasher" ---I lived in Cockermouth for 11 years.
--- End quote ---
It's a lovely little Cumbrian town, nothing wrong with it.
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