There’s only one Crackpot isn’t there? I’m not so sure. I was listening to the radio this morning, one of those phone-in’s where the presenter says which topic he’s going to be discussing, today’s topic being ‘Funniest Nicknames for Teachers!’ I wasn’t really paying attention, until one caller who said her name was Peggy Clutterbuck from Crackpot! Did I hear right? From Crackpot? Apparently so. It’s a village in North Yorkshire. I wonder what people who are born and bred there are known as? Like Mancunians from Manchester or Brummies from Birmingham are they known as Crack-potians? So many questions, I just had to look at the map to see where it was and to see if there are any other towns or villages with funny sounding names.
Twatt
It didn’t take me long to see there are many places with unusual names, some are quite rude too. Like Twatt in Orkney, (I’m not standing next to this sign for a photo) is another strange one. The mind boggles as to what the residents of this little outpost might be known. To be honest, it doesn’t take a genius to work this one out, but it’s not something complimentary.
Scratchy Bottom
How about this place. Scratchy Bottom! This is in Dorset. Fortunately, I don’t think anyone lives there. It’s just a cliff top valley and according to Wikipedia, the name is thought to refer to a rough hollow! Well, there’s more, apparently the place name came second to Shitterton in a 2012 poll for Britain’s worst place name. You can see Scratchy Bottom for yourself as it appeared in the opening of the 1967 film, Far From The Madding Crowd.
Talking Turkey
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