General Chat

Just remembered .... Scratchface Lane ....... near Bedhampton, Hampshire.

In Woking, Surrey, there's Bullbeggar's Lane. Driving to a party once, many years ago, I'd already been at the gin and was told I had to navigate, using a Surrey Atlas. There wasn't much in the way of street lighting, and it wasn't easy to read the map (Well, that's my excuse anyway!). I gaily announced to the driver that the road he was looking for was Bellbugger's Lane! (As if Bullbeggar's wasn't bad enough!)

There is a Gay Street in sussex had to chuckle at that! Ive also noticed lots of 'the street' signs. there is also a crouchers bottom in chichester. I was going to have my wedding reception in the pub there but everyone laughed when i said the name so decided against it! corrina

There is a Ha Ha Rd in Woolwich

I used to live near Betteshanger and Ham in Kent. R.B.xxx

I used to live in a street called 'Hooker Street'.............. Elizabeth.

There is a Dead Donkey Lane between Ramsgate and Pegwell Bay in Kent - it is quite steep. As a child I always wondered about the poor donkey whenever we drove past.

A ha-ha is a ditch, used as a boundary on country estates, to stop cattle straying, but avoiding spoiling the view with a hedge or fence. Ha-ha denotes the surprise as you nearly fall into it! York has lots of good ones, including 'The Shambles' (which we now think of as a mess, but was actually a slaughterhouse) and Whipma-Whopma Gate (not sure of spelling). London's Balls Pond Road always makes me smile as I remember an old Tony Hancock sketch in which he is a bus conductor, and thinks about how he could have bettered himself if he'd learnt Latin and could call out 'Ballus Pondus Roadus' to the passengers! We have a Carters Lane near us, which is known locally - and its now acknowledged on the road sign - as Zigzag Lane. nell

we've got a village in worcestershire called wyre piddle!! in upton upon severn there is a 'minge lane' say no more..........lol Nick

Is that Ha Ha Road, Woolwich Common, Vivienne? Jan x

Is that Gypsy Lane SW15 Lunar? I used to live there.

Deadman Lane Elbow Lane Starving Street.............All in Herts

Rosalind - :o))))))))))))) lol

Burnt Dick Hill in Boxted

Two villages in Sussex - Upper Dicker and Lower Dicker, l think near Storrington!!! and Busticle Lane in Sompting Sussex:o) jude sarf wales :o)

Two Ball Lonnon in Newcastle (a lonnon is a country lane) Louise Grieves Lane in Spondon Derby origionaly called Lousey Graves Lane as it lead to the local Lepers grave yard

Frying Pan Alley E1 Old Fish Street Hill EC4 Ogle Street W1 and my favourite Cockpit Steps SW1 which is between Buckingham Palace and The Houses of Parliament. Davexx

Near one of my friend is a place called Gypsy Lane

One of my cousins lives at Pratts Bottom. An uncle once lived in HA HA road, think it means ditch or boundary. Vivienne

My daughters always titter when we drive along Butt Lane, Mansfield. Louise