"TOPONYMY (Know what it is?)

** Toponymy **


The study of unusual place names is called Toponymy.  
Have you ever lived in a place with a strange name?  
What happens is that everyone who lives there becomes 
oblivious of the names amusing connotation.  Another 
common occurrence is that people in the area refer to 
the place with a strange pronunciation.  For example, 
I stayed for a while in charming village in Cornwall 
called Mousehole.  Did people pronounce it Mouse 
Hole?  No, they refer to it as Mousle, 
the aitch is silent.


Here are some examples Will and Guy researched, 
we hope they make you smile:
Here are some Curious Name Places Located in the USA


Paradox, strange as it may seem, is in New York


Crapo, unfortunately for them is in Maryland


Boogertown, is happily in North Carolina


Hellhole, is depressingly to be found in Idaho


Purgatory, is sadly in Maine


Volcano, an explosive place in Hawaii


Needmore, is in the greedy state of Arkansas 


Hardup, is in the poor [you must be joking} state of Utah


Rudeville, surprisingly perhaps is in New Jersey


Boring, can be found in Oregon [I wonder if it is?]


Hell, is in Michigan [Some other places too, I suspect]


Hooker, can be found in California [And other places too]


Virgin, is a place in Utah


Dulls Corner, is in Maryland [Do they wear pointy hats there?]


Bowlegs, is amusingly in Oklahoma


Beersville, is a fine town in Pennsylvania


Fleatown, is an itchy place in Ohio


Burnt Corn, can be seen in Alabama


Two Guns, famously in Arizona


Toad Suck, is a found in Arkansas


A Monkey's Eyebrow, is based in Arizona


Curious Name Places Located in the UK


Ugley in Essex [What a pity; is there an Ugley Women's 
  Institute or Working men's Club, in the town?] 


Pratts Bottom in Kent [Even more so]


Great Snoring in Norfolk


Little Snoring in Norfolk [which would you prefer to live in?]


Beer in Devon [Possible retirement place for Will?]


Giggleswick in Yorkshire


Maggots End in Hertfordshire [Ugh]


Great Cockup in Cumbria


World's End can be found in Berkshire and again near 


Birmingham [Lovely pub/restaurant in the place near 
Denmead, Hampshire]


Blubberhouses in Yorkshire [Visited there once says Will]


Catbrain near Bristol


Crank in Merseyside [Probably more than one]


Hole in the Wall near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [Visited a 
pub named that in Caernarfon, North Wales, once or twice say 
Guy and Will]


Idle near Bradford, Yorkshire [Fancy belonging to the Idle 
Men's Working Club]


Lilliput near Bournemouth, Dorset [Full of little people?]


Mumps in the Greater Manchester area [Sounds painful]


Piddlehinton in Dorset [There are several names like this 
based around The River Piddle - true].
  
There is also a Wyre Piddle in Worcestershire.


Pity Me in Durham [OK]


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