I live near 'Pratts Bottom' and have been wondering what is the stupidest place in the uk is? My personal favorite will win the points
2006-07-17 06:14:54 · 28 answers · asked by bagpuss_kicks_arse 2 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
wiggleswick or gigglesworth in north yorkshire
2006-07-17 06:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Since you're emphasising the "stupidest" name, rather than the "offensive" name, I'd go with the Wales village name called:
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" which is in Anglesey, Wales.
This Welsh town on the island of Anglesey is only known due to the fact that it has a very long name, and is the longest railway station name in Britain, and probably the longest domain name in the world.
The name translates as 'St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave'.
Originally called Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, which means 'The Mary church by the pool near the white hazels' the village was renamed in the 19th Century.
This was around the time when the railway was built between Chester and Holyhead at the beginning of the 1850s. A local committee was put together to try and encourage trains, travellers and 19th Century tourists to stop at the village in order to help develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre. It is believed that the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was invented by a cobbler from Menai Bridge; little did he know that he had implemented one of the most successful tourist marketing plans of all time. Today the village is signposted as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and is known to locals as Llanfairpwll or Llanfair.
Now, the interesting aspect of this name is its pronunciation.
For that, just split it up into easy mouthfulls:
Llan - fair - pwll - gwyn - gyll - go - gery - chwyrn - drobwll - llanty - silio - gogogoch
2006-07-17 13:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by j4mes_bond25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six Mile Bottom. Near Newmarket, England
2006-07-17 13:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by mctazz2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Northumberand there are places called, Pity me" and
"No place" Cleckheaton and Liversedge are in West Yorkshire
There is an upper peeover and lower peeover in the Midlands.
Stony Stratford is nr Milton Keynes (I think). Little Wetum (Nr Scarborough)
I know lots more but cant remember at the moment. I might come back and add them on later!
2006-07-18 05:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live about 12 miles from Wetwang in East Yorkshire.The late Richard Whitely was the mayor.
10 mins later.......there's an area of Hull called The Land of Green Ginger.
2006-07-17 13:19:06 · answer #5 · answered by Dazza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a place in scotland called T*at. People have their picture taken next to the road sign so that the arrow is pointing to them. There's a place in the Lakes called Cockermouth.
Isn't the place in Yorkshire called Giggleswick, or is that a different place?
2006-07-17 15:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by ka ka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Land of Nod, East Yorkshire,
2006-07-17 13:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by Gordon B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not in the UK, but there is a Hell, Michigan... You can literally say you have been to Hell and Back...
And if that is not enough fun for you, Hell, Michigan annually has some buzzard festival... The birds migrate through the area and there are hundreds of these ugly things EVERYWHERE!!!
2006-07-17 13:19:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about 'Nempnett Thrubwell' then. Not a made up name, but a tiny hamlet near Bristol in South West England.
2006-07-18 06:49:55 · answer #9 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live near Durham and theres one place called Pity me and another called No Place near Beamish museum in Stanley Co Durham -weird eh!!!
2006-07-21 16:44:56 · answer #10 · answered by TEACAKE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between Barnsley and Sheffield is a place called Half Way.Half Way to what?
2006-07-17 13:20:25 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋