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Supersleuth

Supersleuth Report 27 Feb 2010 14:31

A quick look around my area have revealled some curious road names:

Ranters Lane
Rogers Rough Road
Plain Lane
Pizienwell Road

Do you have any to add?

Annina

Annina Report 27 Feb 2010 14:43

Penny Engine Lane Eckington.

Pocket Hankerchief Lane Todwick

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 27 Feb 2010 14:43

We have a

Squeeze Gut Alley ...

Researching:
London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 27 Feb 2010 15:46

We have Rampant Horse Street and Unthank Road.

Researching:
Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

Whirley

Whirley Report 27 Feb 2010 15:50

we have a Crazy Lane and a Virgins Lane,,,,

and I dont live in either lol

Annx

Annx Report 27 Feb 2010 15:54

Every Street

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny Report 27 Feb 2010 16:19

we have a Black boy road

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 27 Feb 2010 16:20

I think we have here too EB...think it's more to do with chimneys though.


Nope, I lie...we HAD a Black Boy Road...it's gone now.

Researching:
Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

Penny

Penny Report 27 Feb 2010 17:25

We went to a funeral the other day. The cemetary was in PHILANTHROPIC Road

Jane

Jane Report 27 Feb 2010 17:26

We have a 'Duck End'

MayBlossomEmpressofSpring

MayBlossomEmpressofSpring Report 27 Feb 2010 17:29

We have Gigglegaggle,
The Mudd

PompeyForever

PompeyForever Report 27 Feb 2010 17:47

Soft Verges down here

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 27 Feb 2010 19:33

We have a Claypatch.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Feb 2010 20:18

I've always wondered how 'Hensting Lane' in Eastleigh got it's name.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

Amanda2003

Amanda2003 Report 27 Feb 2010 21:20

Laughing Image Corner ( Great Yarmouth )

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 27 Feb 2010 21:28

I've often wondered about...

Swing Swang Lane, ...Old Basing,nr Basingstoke, Hampshire.

In Winchelsea, Sussex is ..Dumb Woman Lane.



Gwyn

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 27 Feb 2010 22:05


In Bristol there's a White Ladies Road which runs into Black Boy Hill.
I also know of Silley's Close and Shoot Up Hill .

K

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 27 Feb 2010 22:33

there s stret in ramsgate called pig alley

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Supersleuth

Supersleuth Report 28 Feb 2010 01:22

There used to be a Ram Alley in Mile Town, Sheerness but Ithink it has gone now.

Supersleuth

Supersleuth Report 28 Feb 2010 01:24

.... and White Woman Lane in Sprowston, Norwich.

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