As we approach the 4th July and our American colleagues celebrate their independence from the UK I was reflecting on the impact the UK had on US geography. One of the the most prominent is the names of their Towns and Cities, Boston, Plymouth, Manchester, Lincoln. There are many examples. However they seemed to have overlooked some of our more eccentric town and village names and I wonder why?
Here are some of the ones they overlooked.
https://brilliantmaps.com/weird-place-names-uk/You can search for more but beware!
Personally my favourite place name is a former village now suburb of Bradford in West Yorkshire, UK. The place is called Idle. The opportunities are endless.
Idle Electricians
Idle Construction
Idle Doctors
Idle Scouts
The best though is Idle Working Men's Club, brilliant. Club members include Yuri Geller (Spoon bender extraordinaire), Elton John, Roger Moore and Paul Gascoigne. (and Michael Jackson).
Do you have a favourite silly name for a place?
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Andy Bell
Director
Global Data Product Management
Pitney Bowes Software & Data
Leeds, UK
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