A Cheeky Look At Britain's Top 10 Rudest Places

If there’s one thing in which the British people are united, it’s their love of a good, rude place name. With a Titty Hill here, a Fanny Hands Lane there, and even a Crotch Crescent, the British Isles are positively teaming with profanity, vulgarity and just plain oddity. Here are a few of The Culture Trip‘s favourite funny place names in the UK.

Twatt, Orkney

Favourite selfie spot for people who no doubt also enjoy a good ‘I’m with stupid’ T-shirt, this small Orkney settlement’s name comes from the Old Norse word þveit, which simply means ‘small parcel of land.’ And since all good things come in pairs, there is another Twatt to be found nearby in the Shetland Islands.

Twatt, Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

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Fingringhoe, Essex

Probably the rudest of them all – it just paints such a vivid picture. The Essex village’s colourful name is actually even more anatomical than it first appears. The ‘-ing’ part of the name refers to ‘the people of,’ ‘hoe’ to a heel of land (the village is set in the bend of a river, which may be the heel in question) and ‘fingr’ to a finger of land, such as between river tributaries. So, the people living in Fingringhoe are basically the people of Finger Land.

Fingringhoe, Essex, England, UK

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Cockermouth, Cumbria

This crass village may not have a way with words, but one of its former residents most certainly does. The English poet William Wordsworth was born and went to school there, in the heart of the scenic Lake District. The village’s name has a simple explanation – it sits at the point at which the River Cocker joins the River Derwent.

Cockermouth, Borough of Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK

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Minge Lane, Worcestershire

Actually, we’ve changed our minds; Minge Lane is definitely the worst of the bunch. This Worcester street name is consistently voted the most embarrassing in the country, and you can see why. Just imagine what it’s like to give your address out. Apparently, though, the people willing to put up with such profanity on their doorstep are handsomely compensated with, on average, a cool £84,000 off the cost of a house.

Minge Lane, Upton upon Severn, Worcester, England, UK

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Brown Willy, Cornwall

Another rudely-named hill, this time down in Cornwall, Brown Willy stands proud as the highest point of Bodmin Moor and the Cornish county as a whole. The name is even worse than it first appears too, given that the first half is apparently supposed to mean ‘breast,’ and a meteorological phenomenon that occurs above the hill is now known as the ‘Brown Willy effect.’ Back in 2012, some of the more prudish locals mounted a campaign to rename the hill ‘Bronn Wennili,’ as it was originally known, a move that was resisted by others – The Daily Telegraph even chimed in, running an editorial entitled ‘Hands Off Brown Willy.’

Brown Willy, Cornwall, England, UK

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Butt Hole Road, Doncaster

Finally, an honourary mention has to go to this gem. Sadly, the residents of this Doncaster street were lacking in the funny bone department, and the name was changed to something altogether more respectable (and dull) back in 2009. In fairness though, it seems like they did have a bit of a tough time – after an article spread online, literal busloads of tourists would pitch up to take photos, often with mooning involved, and services like taxis refused to serve them, believing that they were being pranked. Wouldn’t you?

Butthole Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, England, UK