Abington Pigotts near Cambridge.

Unusual place names. While the map above does a decent job of showing some of the weird and silly place names you can find in the UK there are far far more including. We dare you to try and pronounce it. You may be interested in a unique place name that bears resemblance to a currently fashionable name such as Bolivia Cyprus Juneau and Zennor.

See also Cavalier Approach Memory Lane Quality Street and Letsby Avenue. Ab Kettleby near Melton Mowbray. Here is a list of interesting-sounding place names that have been collected over several years.

Shitterton is a hamlet that has attracted worldwide attention for its name which dates back at least a thousand years and means farmstead on. Rude and Funny London Street and Place Names. Avalon an island paradise of Celtic myth and Arthurian legend--it was where King Arthur was taken to.

Here are some strangely named places and the stories legends and theories about their origins. Witts End A part of the village of Eversholt Befordshire Witts End is also a leading light among those rare British place names that also moonlight as sayings. Here are 25 of the most unusual place names found throughout the world.

11 Weird Place Names From Around the World. One of two names for an uninhabited Greek island a bit south of Crete. The perfect town to escape to when you dont want your mom significant other or boss to know where.

Lets look at just a few of our interesting and downright funny place names. The most common theory is that the area is named for The Penny pub. Balls Cross Battledykes Bell End Bitchfield Boggy Bottom Butt Hole Road Clitheroe Cockermouth Cockfosters Cocks Crotch Crescent Dicks Mount Ding Dong.