Black Rose Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 As for Compton Pauncefoot, I can't say I have. But I have been to Badger's Farm, which contains no badgers nor a farm. This is a thread for all the places with odd and unusual place names which are kinda funny, for all the Ham's, all the Buttermere's, all the Sandwiches & all the deal's around there. Like Muggleswick http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Muggleswick&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=18.461747,39.550781&ie=UTF8&ll=54.840641,-2.006378&spn=0.270852,0.878906&z=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Newfoundland takes the case in terms of weird place names. Newfoundland Placenames Newfoundland has the most unusual collection of place names of any country in the world. The hackneyed manner by which other New World settlers identified their communities and natural landmarks did not appeal to the rugged types who settled here. Early Newfoundlanders were men of imagination and wit who were at their best when leaving names to posterity. Consider their humorous side. There must have been a twinkle in many an eye when such gems as these were bestowed: Jerry's NoseNick's Nose CoveCome-by-ChanceBlow-me-downLushes BightBumble Bee BightHa Ha BayRun-by-guessBleak Joke CoveCalves NoseNancy OhLittle Looping HarbourSnake's BightJoe Batt's ArmDildo The depths of their hardship in times long past caused such place names as: Gripe PointBad BayBleak IslandMisery PointFamine PointWild BightBreakheart PointFamish GutSavage CoveDead Man's BayConfusion BayWreck CoveBareneedEmpty Basket Some settlers were contented with their discoveries and their satisfaction is reflected in: Heart's DesireHeart's ContentHeart's DelightSafe HarbourComfort CoveLittle Heart's EaseSweet BayToo Good ArmLittle ParadiseHarbour GraceAngel's CoveCupids Homesick settlers provided place names from their own origins: English HarbourPortugal CoveHarbour BretonTurk's IslandFrenchman's CoveJersey HarbourIreland's Eye The French colonized a part of the Island and held fishing rights for centuries. They left many a name, all which have been mispronounced for years: Bay D'Espoir (locally called Bay Despair)FrancoisBay de VieuxChaleur BayCinq Cerf BayL'Anse a L'EauLa Hune When imagination ran out they turned to what they had at hand: Plate CoveLadle CoveSpout CoveChimney CoveTable CoveSpoon CoveButter CoveCape OnionBroom PointBacon CoveBread IslandRoomsTraytown They also looked to the animals or birds: Lion's DenPigeon IslandBear's CoveTurr IslandHorse ChopsGander BayHare's Ears PointSwan IslandCat GutBlack DuckLittle Cat ArmGoose BayOtter PointEagle IsandDragon BayGull IslandFox RoostCow HeadGoat IslandMuskrat Brook Many names denote the affinity towards fishing and the sea: Caplin CoveTrout RiverHerring NeckRope CoveSalmon CoveSchooner IslandBoat HarbourDog Fish PointShip Coveand Mooring Cove Also, we would add: Button IslandShoe CoveStocking HarbourPetticoat Harbour Not to mention: Hatchet Cove Sitdown Pond Goblin How about: God Bay Devil Cove Dry of ideas, they ended up with: Nameless CoveHarbour Harbour http://www.wordplay.com/tourism/folklore/placenames.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Nameless Cove and Harbour Harbour. :laugh3: I have been to a King Lake, but there were no Kings and no lake. It was in the middle of nowhere :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I was actually born in Newfoundland...but a place with a normal name haha. (St. John's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 :stunned: ok, you win, briggs :lol: but i always thought "chalk farm" on the london tube was rather funny. i picture lots of teachers harvesting bundles of blackboard chalk :P britain's got some hilarious placenames in general. or at least ones unlike most other places in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livethelife16 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 K...Ive got one!! My hometown.... Tehachapi...:dizzy: (tee-hatch-uh-pee ) Wierd right!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 tooting broadway on the london tube, too. and tooting bee. i didn't know bees could toot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyduckette Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Do you mean Tooting Bec? I live near a load of random places like Warninglid......Uckfield.......Hangleton (like in Harry Potter, haha)......Hassocks........Upper Dicker & Lower Dicker. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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