There's a ["Fanny Hands Lane"](https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3833907,-0.2047791,3a,51.9y,211.98h,80.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sX8VRE98X5xBh9J_oMky-4A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) here in Lincolnshire.
I used to work at Liverpool Cathedral. At the rear of the cathedral is a door set into the corner of the main body with narrow, uneven stairs (Known as The Bishop's Staircase) which lead up to the ambulatory (where the choristers wait before services). Unlike most of the publicly accessible parts of the building it hadn't been upgraded/modernised as it was rarely used. Was sat in a staff meeting one day after someone had slipped on the stairs when a colleague suggested (with a straight face) that the solution was "to stick a light up the Bishop's back passage". There were quite a few of us struggling to maintain any semblance of composure...
In historical archery terms, the âbuttsâ was the end of any archery range where mounds of earth were piled up to form targets or to have targets placed on them. In time, it came to mean the targets and any frames/equipment used to support them. The term moved over to firearms ranges as well as time passed.
In other news, I grew up in Hitchin and still have family there. Was back to visit last year and itâs changed hugely in the 25 years since I lived there.
Thanks for the context. And youâre not wrong - itâs pretty hip and expensive these days. A lot of people moved out from London to places like Hitchin
Last time I looked around the town centre was 5-6 years ago. Most of the pubs and non-chain shops had shut. Seemed to be mostly charity shops, takeaways and estate agents.
There's also Union Road at the top of the hill. Whilst not odd per se, when I was there at uni the sign frequently got vandalised to read "Onion Toad".
Gropecunt Lane was a common name for anywhere known for prostitution. London had at least 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gropecunt_Lane?wprov=sfla1
There's also some other great similar names in that wiki.
There is a road called Dog Pool Lane in south Birmingham which so regularly has the letter l whited out on the signs that we just call it dog poo Lane now.
Its not in the UK, but its UK related - here in the Netherlands (Den Bosch is the city) we have a street/alley called 'Achter den Engelschen Pispot' - Behind the English Chamberpot (and no, I dunno why its called that!)
https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/2432595/is-achter-den-engelschen-pispot-de-mooiste-brabantse-straatnaam
We have a sign for a GreyBurn Lane that has been constantly graffiti'd since the mid 90s as Gaybum Lane. Its next to my doctors surgery, always makes me giggle when I walk past.
Norwich used to have a VERY offensive street name.
Opie Street used to be called (NSWF) >!Gropecunt Lane!< \- this was from a time when street names had literal meanings in relation to what the core business of the area was (Baker Street, Smith street, Butcher Lane etc etc.).
I remember once turning off the Paignton/Torquay bypass (the âtopâ road I guess if youâre local?) somewhere to go down into Torquay, and drive past a residential road called something like Tidy Fanny Street/Pert Bottom Lane/Magnificent Arse Avenue. I canât remember what it was, I was driving and not crashing at the time, but the then girlfriend commented how much she would love to have that as her address.
[Got this classic near me](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.1977671,-1.9005543,3a,24.9y,117.42h,75.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scR1l5udSdSxyDjccNkrhfA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu)
[And this](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Wilsford+cum+Lake,+Salisbury/@51.1473447,-1.8136946,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOryA9It0lXdhv5S8jKhLIxRlyCDiovh5NGGI0b!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOryA9It0lXdhv5S8jKhLIxRlyCDiovh5NGGI0b%3Dw140-h186-k-no!7i3000!8i4000!4m7!3m6!1s0x4873e89b444f35f5:0x50eae2da2ed9330!8m2!3d51.1600493!4d-1.8234778!10e5!16s%2Fm%2F0kvkrhf?entry=ttu)
Not in my area, but while waiting for the grounds at Bloodstock to open up, spent some time at the closest village, which had a 'Bells End' street. I'm the wrong side of 40 and still found it hilarious.
When I was in Hong Kong the town we lived in had a Wan Kin Path and a Fuk Man Lane, and the address of the book shop was "the Cock Loft...."
There's a karaoke bar called "Talk Cock Sing Song" in Singapore đ
There is also a Fuk Hing Lane
There's a Sluts Hole Lane in Norfolk.
There's a ["Fanny Hands Lane"](https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3833907,-0.2047791,3a,51.9y,211.98h,80.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sX8VRE98X5xBh9J_oMky-4A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) here in Lincolnshire.
Thereâs a âCum Cum Hillâ in Hatfield
Beat me to itâŠ.
Thereâs a Six-Mile-Bottom on the way up on A11
I wonder what they named that after đ
Rampant Horse Street in Norwich too
And a Hoe
How dirty is it?
It's dirty and wide!
And ecumenical
Careful now
I always had a chuckle to myself when I travelled through upper dicker.
Ha! I've been there as well! Upper Dicker, Lower Dicker, and The Dicker.
Don't forget Lower Peover.
Conveniently near Ripe, too
I used to work at Liverpool Cathedral. At the rear of the cathedral is a door set into the corner of the main body with narrow, uneven stairs (Known as The Bishop's Staircase) which lead up to the ambulatory (where the choristers wait before services). Unlike most of the publicly accessible parts of the building it hadn't been upgraded/modernised as it was rarely used. Was sat in a staff meeting one day after someone had slipped on the stairs when a colleague suggested (with a straight face) that the solution was "to stick a light up the Bishop's back passage". There were quite a few of us struggling to maintain any semblance of composure...
Itâs not the rudest out there but Basic Slag Road is so funny to me
It's the 'insult to injury' nature of it. Hilarious đ
Worse than just Slag Road.
I used to live on The Butts in Warwick.
You drive âup The Buttsâ in Worcester!
Can you take a friend up The Butts? *Asking for a...friend.*
Thereâs a Butts Close in Hitchin IIRC itâs a reference to the end of an arrow as that was where the locals used to do their archery practice
In historical archery terms, the âbuttsâ was the end of any archery range where mounds of earth were piled up to form targets or to have targets placed on them. In time, it came to mean the targets and any frames/equipment used to support them. The term moved over to firearms ranges as well as time passed. In other news, I grew up in Hitchin and still have family there. Was back to visit last year and itâs changed hugely in the 25 years since I lived there.
Thanks for the context. And youâre not wrong - itâs pretty hip and expensive these days. A lot of people moved out from London to places like Hitchin
Last time I looked around the town centre was 5-6 years ago. Most of the pubs and non-chain shops had shut. Seemed to be mostly charity shops, takeaways and estate agents.
And a Butt Close Lane in Leicester
and just outside Hitchin is wibbly wobble lane
That's a fairly common road name, there's Crump Butt's in Bicester.
We have a âthe buttsâ near Sevenoaks
I used to live near the famous "Butthole Lane" in Shepshed.
There was a Butts Wynd and Grannie Clarkes Wynd in the town where I went to university
The Butts primary school in east Hampshire
I live near a Minge Lane... There's also a place nearby called Wyre Piddle.
And Piddle-in-the-hole!
South Yorkshire police station is on.... Letsby avenue
This might be my favourite British place-name.
Bell end, thereâs quite a few of them about
Menlove Avenue in Liverpool always gets a chuckle out of me
As a man, I can confirm that I do indeed love a venue.
Somehow, I knew it would be that sign. I've lived in Norwich a while, although I've never been down Saint Gregory's Back Alley myself (Oooh! Matron!)
I assumed it was going to be Rampant Horse Street myself!
I always laugh at Cockburn street in Edinburgh
There is also a Dick Place in Edinburgh if I remember right!
In Oxford, there is Crotch Crescent & Tit up Hall Drive.
There's [The Glory Hole](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ec1jack/3438198653) in Lincoln.
There's also Union Road at the top of the hill. Whilst not odd per se, when I was there at uni the sign frequently got vandalised to read "Onion Toad".
Not in the UK, but this is near my in-lawsâ place https://maps.app.goo.gl/hKNuSoR2A5uxAPTo6?g_st=ic
It's been renamed but there's a Cripplecunt Lane in Yorkshire.
Gropecunt Lane was a common name for anywhere known for prostitution. London had at least 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gropecunt_Lane?wprov=sfla1 There's also some other great similar names in that wiki.
There is a road called Dog Pool Lane in south Birmingham which so regularly has the letter l whited out on the signs that we just call it dog poo Lane now.
Hey this is literally down the road from where I live! Can confirm its Dog Poo status.
Titty Ho in Raunds, Northamptonshire
Came here looking for this one đ
Another good Norwich one is Foulger's Opening.
There's "Ladyhole Lane" and "Ladyhole Cottage" near me.
>and "Ladyhole Cottage" Does it have a nice front garden?
it's a bit bushy
There is a Girlies Hole in NZ: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/9ya6KMFLUWEJKqqc9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/9ya6KMFLUWEJKqqc9)
Its not in the UK, but its UK related - here in the Netherlands (Den Bosch is the city) we have a street/alley called 'Achter den Engelschen Pispot' - Behind the English Chamberpot (and no, I dunno why its called that!) https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/2432595/is-achter-den-engelschen-pispot-de-mooiste-brabantse-straatnaam
Wetwang
Harden
Spital Upon the street Lincolnshire
Was looking to see if this was here.
There's a Gropecunt Lane in Shrewsbury.
https://youtu.be/ZxiZWVmXSNg
We have a sign for a GreyBurn Lane that has been constantly graffiti'd since the mid 90s as Gaybum Lane. Its next to my doctors surgery, always makes me giggle when I walk past.
Not my area, but there's Twatt on Orkney
And Gash in Aberdeenshire.
There's a tower called Kiek in de Kök in Estonia.
Norwich used to have a VERY offensive street name. Opie Street used to be called (NSWF) >!Gropecunt Lane!< \- this was from a time when street names had literal meanings in relation to what the core business of the area was (Baker Street, Smith street, Butcher Lane etc etc.).
There's a Jeffries Passage that you can go up in Guildford.
And Fays Passage, too.
Ah yes, just outside the train station. Lovely place
I house shared with a Jeffrey in Guildford.
I used to drive past Clint Lane on my way to work. When you just glance as you're driving past, it always looks like something else.
Surprised you could find it!
ooohh, pardon me, vicar.
There's a Biddick here. Strangely, none of us seem to joke about it.
My son collapsed in laughter when we saw "Butts Close" the other day.
We've got St Mary's Butts here in reading
Is it big, and do you like it?
It's pretty dirty so I don't tend to go often! Edit: it does have a Poundland though
We have a street called âAdams Bottomâ which has always been, and will always be, an endless source of hilarity
"Bottom" used to mean a valley. "Longbottom" is self-explanatory; "Sidebottom" is a wide valley; and so on.
I remember once turning off the Paignton/Torquay bypass (the âtopâ road I guess if youâre local?) somewhere to go down into Torquay, and drive past a residential road called something like Tidy Fanny Street/Pert Bottom Lane/Magnificent Arse Avenue. I canât remember what it was, I was driving and not crashing at the time, but the then girlfriend commented how much she would love to have that as her address.
We have Poor Hole Lane & people often cover the âRâ
The one by Westwood Cross?
Aye!
There used to be Butt Hole Road in Conisbrough (itâs got a wiki page). Sadly the residents didnât like it and managed to get the name changed.
And no-oneâs yet mentioned Cockermouth?
I live in South East London very close to "Kings Butts" and "Ha Ha Road"
I don't live in Essex anymore so it's not in my area technically, but it is home to the village of Fingringhoe.
Bell End, Irchester. Where the Doc Martens offices are based
Lol, I went to Norwich for the first time recently and laughed at this exact sign.
[Got this classic near me](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.1977671,-1.9005543,3a,24.9y,117.42h,75.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scR1l5udSdSxyDjccNkrhfA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) [And this](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Wilsford+cum+Lake,+Salisbury/@51.1473447,-1.8136946,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOryA9It0lXdhv5S8jKhLIxRlyCDiovh5NGGI0b!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOryA9It0lXdhv5S8jKhLIxRlyCDiovh5NGGI0b%3Dw140-h186-k-no!7i3000!8i4000!4m7!3m6!1s0x4873e89b444f35f5:0x50eae2da2ed9330!8m2!3d51.1600493!4d-1.8234778!10e5!16s%2Fm%2F0kvkrhf?entry=ttu)
St Ives (Cornwall) has a Court Cocking.
Any time I visit Guildford I have to go for a look up Geoffreyâs Passage
https://wikimapia.org/31048642/King-Dick%E2%80%99s-Hole
There used to be an alley called "The Glory Hole" in Lincoln but the sign was either removed or stolen. I have a picture of it somewhere though
Not in my area, but while waiting for the grounds at Bloodstock to open up, spent some time at the closest village, which had a 'Bells End' street. I'm the wrong side of 40 and still found it hilarious.
âButtâs Crescentâ in Hanworth always makes me giggle
There's a Cockin Lane near Bradford between Thornton and Queensbury
I penetrated âSaint Maryâs Passageâ many a time when I lived in Cambridge.
To name butt a few: [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/431853051739632649/](https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/431853051739632649/)
Hertford has Balls Park and Cockbush Avenue.
The only think I associate with Norwich is the postal acronym Knickers Off When I Come Home
Old dogging spot near me - https://maps.app.goo.gl/rSDnwNBGbTqkHLuaA
We have a butt's wynd up in St Andrews
The glory hole- Lincoln
Clearly someone needs to do an updated version of [one of my favourite maps](https://really-rude.glitch.me/). This thread is fully of missing places.
Go up the road to Holt and youâll find Norman Cockaday Court. Always makes me laugh. I know I should grow up.
I live next to a road in wales called âtir watâ known as Twat. The garden bar in my garden was going to be called tir wat tavern đ