LONDON -- A Reddit thread posing the question, "What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?" has revealed something very important about the collective British subconscious.
Apparently, the UK has a rather Freudian obsession with the male genitalia that has come to manifest itself in the not-so-subtle naming of several of its towns, parishes, and various other places.
And when it wasn't a penis-inspired name, it was a fecal one. Or butts were involved -- basically, anything that involved the rude depiction of bodily functions or parts.
We couldn't really justify including everyplace that managed to incorporate "cock" into its name, but here's a list of some of the best worst-named places in the rainy isles:
1. Penistone: Civil Parish in South Yorkshire
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.2. Wetwang: Village in East Riding of Yorkshire
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.3. Brown Willy: Hill in Cornwall
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.4. Sandy Balls: Parkland in Hampshire
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.5. Shitterton: Small village in Dorset
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.6. Puddletown: Parish in Dorset
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.7. Cockermouth: Market town in Cumbria
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.8. Butt Hole Road: Street in South Yorkshire
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.9. Gropecunt Lane: Common street name, antiquated
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?. Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.10. Twatt: Towns in the Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.11. Bell End: Village in Worcestershire
Comment from discussion What's the funniest/silliest named place in the UK?.Sigh. Who let a 13-year-old boy name Britain?
