A railway underpass known as “Tickle Cock” had been a source of embarrassment for the West Yorkshire council, when it became part of a regeneration scheme to be filmed as part of a Channel 4 series.
To hide their blushes, the name was changed and a plaque bearing the name of Tittle Cott bridge was quickly erected (excuse the pun).
This was ill received by the locals; in particular the courting couples (oo er) of Castleford, West Yorkshire. Rightly so, they won their battle to have the name reinstated.
Whilst we are on the topic let’s have a wee look at ten of the rudest place names.
Cocks, Cornwall
Bell End, Worcestershire, England
Back Passage, City of London, an alleyway in the EC1 postal
Slag Lane, Merseyside, a residential street in Haydock, England
Fanny Avenue, Derbyshire, England
Spanker Lane, Nether Heage, Derbyshire
Cocknmouth Close, West End, Surrey
Crotch Crescent, Marston, Oxford, England.
Sandy Balls, a long-established holiday centre in New Forest, Hampshire, England with a name dating back to Henry VIII
Shitterton, Dorset, England
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