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In England years ago we would visit Weston-under-Lizard (the town of Weston in the shadow of the hill Lizard — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-under-Lizard). That’s my favorite name of this type.


Never thought I’d see my part of the world on here; used to drive through Weston under Lizard every day.

Some good place names in Shropshire, too, but Durham has my favourite with No Place and Pity Me.


I've always considered Nempnett Thrubwell to be setting a pretty high standard on the bizarre English place names index.

The Wallops (Nether Wallop, Middle Wallop, and Over Wallop) are good too


Don’t forget Quaking Houses and Unthank!


I always thought Quebec was an odd name for a village located in County Durham. Pretty sure there's a California near Crook, too. Muggleswick near Consett is a good one.

And then over in Northumberland there's Once Brewed, Twice Brewed, Snodgrass.




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