This Dorset village takes its name from the nearby Shiter Brook, which was once used a privy. But some residents are not too happy with the rude-sounding name and have decided to drop the "h".

There are in fact two Twatts in Britain. One is located in the Shetlands and the other in the Orkneys; the name deriving from an Old Norse word meaning "small parcel of land".

This one refers not to the appendage of an actual Lord but a hill in the Welsh Black Mountains.

The Oxfordshire street gets its name from a Titup, which is an old word meaning "prancing horse".

This Oxfordshire hamlet actually has nothing to do with David Beckham. Its name is in fact believed to have come from the gold artefacts once touted by local pawnbrokers.

Early generations of a local family named the Bonks gave this Hertfordshire road its name.

Sadly the explanation for this one's mundane; Slack describes poor-quality coal and bottom means it's a low-lying area. But it's still funny

Hardon is a local name in this part of Wolverhampton, and Mr or Mrs Hardon was clearly powerful enough to give a road their name.

There is a place near Eastbourne called Upper Dicker, near by is a place called Long Man.......if only!!!

It's a lane where Tom Tits (Blue Tits - they're birds, you know) hang out. We hope.

Trumpets used to be manufactured near this industrial estate road in Hanwell, West London, giving rise to its amusing title.

It promises so much... but Busty View in Chester-Le-Street is named after a Busty Beamish mine nearby.

Slaggyford translates as "muddy puddle"...

Double whammy! The Cockhaven area in Devon may have been so-called because it's a sanctuary for birds.

In Wyre Piddle they make piddle in the hole beer fancy a pint?