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Nesgroup address: rec.travel.europe - Date & Time for the message: 1 Sep 2005 14:57:06 -0700
/ Author of the message: "Edmund Lewis" |
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
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ALAN HARRISON wrote: > "Edmund Lewis" <ejpl22@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1125439229.252289.243120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > >> 39 Grope Lane, Shropshire > > > > Was wondering if that one would be in there. It's not a good old name > > that has acquired connotations due to recent slang, but is the place > > where people 500 years ago went to, well, use your imagination :-) > > Historically, several British towns and cities had a "Gropecunt Lane". > (Unsure whether I should be coy and use an asterisk. If you think I'm out of > order, say so, and I'll note for future use.) > No, I don't, not least because you're right :-) Usually spelt with an "e" on the end in those days though. The Shropshire one was apparently first recorded as "Grope Counte Lane". Doing a bit of googling, it seems that "Grove" and "Grub" are other ways the coy people disguised the offending name. Edmund . |
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