Britain’s RUDEST place names from Scratchy Bottom to Bell End – how many have YOU visited?

• Britain is home to some locations with some rather rude sounding names
• No Context Brits shared a map of the oddest place names Britain has to offer 
• From Scratchy Bottom to Bell End – how many have you visited?

From Scratchy Bottom to Bell End, Shitterton to Cockermouth, the UK is notorious for it’s hilariously rude sounding place names.

Who wouldn’t want to pay a visit to Fingringhoe in Colchester? Or spend a weekend in the quaint village of Crapstone in Devon?

The X (formerly known as Twitter) account, No Context Brits, has shared a map highlighting the oddest place names Britain has to offer – and with most of them, sounding inappropriate, it did not disappoint.

Up North, we have Twatt, a village in mainland Orkney, Scotland, where the sign itself has become a popular tourist destination to take a photo next to.

Down South, the Sussex area of Loose Bottom is a lot better than it’s name suggests – it’s actually home to lots of scenic walking routes.

It’s no surprise that ‘Shitterton’ in Dorset has been making headlines for years and has made it to the top of many rude name lists

Up North, we have Twatt, a village in mainland Orkney, Scotland, where the sign itself has become a popular tourist destination to take a photo next to

Penistone: A market town in Barnsley, South Yorkshire

The X (formerly known as Twitter ) account, No Context Brits, has shared a map highlighting the oddest place names Britain has to offer – and with most of them, sounding inappropriate, it did not disappoint

The map is doing the rounds on social media, with users chiming in to point out the rudest names and add more to the list.

One person brought ‘Fingerinhoe’ in Essex to attention, while another thought ‘Ramsbottom’ was worth adding in.

Another user wrote ‘Scratch Arse Ware in Dorset’ which is the name of some grassland cliffs – according to Dorset Travel Guide, it’s actually ‘filled with colourful wildflowers, butterflies, and gorse.

It’s no surprise that ‘Shitterton’ in Dorset has been making headlines for years and has made it to the top of many rude name lists.

It’s a hamlet located on the edge of Bere Regis, near Wareham, and supposedly it’s actually a great day out.

The name is a very literal English translation of the village name recorded in Norman French in the 11th century Domesday Book as Scatera or Scetra, which means a little town that is on the stream of a midden or sewer.

Dorset seems to be a top contender for embarrassing names as it’s also home to Scratchy Bottom.

Scratchy Bottom is a clifftop valley in Dorset, located between Durdle Door and Bat’s Head – the name is thought to reflect it being a rough hollow.

Dorset seems to be a top contender for embarrassing names as it’s also home to Scratchy Bottom

Scratchy Bottom is a clifftop valley in Dorset, located between Durdle Door and Bat’s Head – the name is thought to reflect it being a rough hollow

Hardon Road is a cul-de-sac located in Wolverhampton

The centre of Fingringhoe village in Colchester is even classified as a conservation area

Balls Cross: Located in the Ebernoe civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex

Crapstone in Devon also made it to the list – despite it’s name, it’s a picturesque village home to lots of independent businesses.

Similarly, the centre of Fingringhoe village in Colchester is even classified as a conservation area.

The Essex Wildlife Trust website says ‘Fingringhoe Wick was Essex Wildlife Trust’s first nature reserve.

‘Sixty years on visitors are still coming to see this magical place.

‘Set in a spectacular position overlooking the Colne Estuary the reserve offers a sense of real peace and quiet and a chance to escape from it all.’ 

Wetwang village is located in the Cotswolds and actually means ‘meeting place’ or ‘place of justice’.

Slag Lane in Lowton, Warrington is another favourite – it’s name comes from the area’s coal mining heritage.

Though, that’s probably not what comes to mind when people hear the unfortunate name. 

Wetwang village is located in the Cotswolds and actually means ‘meeting place’ or ‘place of justice’

Slag Lane in Lowton, Warrington is another favourite – it’s name comes from the area’s coal mining heritage

Fanny Hands Lane in Ludford, Market Rasen

Bell End, in Rowley Regis, Birmingham

One theory is that local poet John Byram had the road covered in coal slag after their family coach got stuck on the dirt track one morning on their way to church.

Meanwhile, in Worcestershire you will find Bell End village, two miles south-east of Hagley – there is also a street called Bell End in Rowley Regis, Birmingham.

According to Birmingham Live, there used to be a bell tower at the end of the road, hence the crude name.

A local postman told the newspaper ‘I love telling people I’m the Bell End postman. There was a petition to get it changed about three years ago.’ 

While in Worcester, you may also stumble across Minge Lane in Upton-upon-Severn, which has it’s very own festival.

Minge Lane Festival takes place in May each year and showcases talented up and coming musicians who will be performing in the town pubs and beer gardens around Upton.

The whole town dresses up in costume – the more outrageous the better. 

While in Worcester, you may also stumble across Minge Lane in Upton-upon-Severn, which has it’s very own festival

Pratt’s Bottom in the London borough of Bromley and there you will even find ‘Pratt’s Bottom Primary School’

The 14th century name supposedly derives from a noble family from the area, the Pratts – the low lying location of the settlement is where ‘bottom’ comes from

Crotch Crescent in Headington, Oxford also made the list

Butthole Lane in Shepshed, Loughborough: It’s believed the road is where archers would practice their shooting at targets during the Tudor period

Pratt’s Bottom in the London borough of Bromley and there you will even find ‘Pratt’s Bottom Primary School’.

The 14th century name supposedly derives from a noble family from the area, the Pratts – the low lying location of the settlement is where ‘bottom’ comes from.

On the same theme, Butthole Lane in Shepshed, Loughborough, reportedly takes it’s name from the old English for ‘target’ which was ‘Butt’.

It’s believed the road is where archers would practice their shooting at targets during the Tudor period. 

Find the full list of Britain’s rudest place names below – how many have you visited?

Full list of the rudest place names in the UK

• Brokenwind
• Brown Willy 
• Balls Cross
• Bell End 
• Bitchfield 
• Boggy Bottom 
• Butt Hole Road
• Butthole Lane 
• Catbrain
• Crackpot 
• Crapstone
• Clitheroe
• Cockermouth
• Cockfosters 
• Cocks 
• Crotch Crescent 
• Droop 
• Dicks Mount
• Ding Dong 
• Fattiehead 
• Fanny Barks
• Fanny Hands Lane 
• Fingringhoe
• Hooker Road 
• Hardon Road 
• Loose Bottom
• Minge Lane 
• Mudchute 
• Nob End
• Penistone 
• Pratt’s Bottom 
• Rotten End 
• Spunkie
• Stranagalwilly 
• Sandy Balls 
• Scratchy Bottom
• Sluts Hole Lane 
• Slag Lane 
• Shitterton 
•  Twatt 
• Upperthong 
• Upper Dicker
• Wetwang

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