Marvellous Map of Great Britain highlights our rudest place names
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If you're the kind of person who sniggers at 'Cockfosters', this novelty Christmas present could right up your street.
The Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names claims to be the first of its kind, and features 1,400 locations including 136 'bottoms'.
There are also 'beavers,' 'butts,' 'shags,' piddles,' 'slaps', 'bogs', 'cocks,' knobs' and 'willies'. Not to mention Fanny Burn.
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The Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names could be the perfect Christmas present sure to keep the family entertained and merry
Scotland has its fair share of somewhat interesting place names, from Foulpapple to Grogport, that may stir at least a chuckle
The map took several months to research, as well as a fair amount of petrol as those behind the offering, Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick, ensured they could confirm the legitimacy of the locations featured.
Britain has long had an association and fascination with funny place names, and now you can have them all in your very own mapped version.
Boasting a wealth of bottoms you'll also find the odd Crack, a Clench (Wiltshire) and even a Roger Moor (Lancashire).
More commonly known as an archipelago off Cornwall, there is actually a Scilly Isles in Surrey - a double roundabout between Esher and Kingston upon Thames.
The sun set on Booby's Bay, a popular destination for seasoned surfers in Cornwall, near Padstow
There is a Jackass Lane in the south east of England, just below Willey Lane and east of Irons Bottom and Abinger Hammer
Many of the humorous place names are found in Wales; two particular highlights being Lord Herefords Knob and Booby Dingle
Handcock's Bottom, Sandy Balls and River Piddle can all be found in Dorset alone
Cheshire adds its own somewhat interesting place names with Bottom Flash, Andrew's Knob and Winterbottom making the map
The first and most comprehensively researched map of its kind, the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names is available in a selection of prints in either a classic or deluxe (personalised) edition.
It contains 1,400 funny, strange, slightly rude and just plain silly place names showcasing a spectrum of emotions (Seething, Corney, Lusty), personal qualities (Loose, Idle, Ugley), varieties of underwear (Pant, Undy, Netherthong) and quasi-expletives (Fulking Hill, Ruddy Carr, Great Heck).
There are villages named Willey in Shropshire and Warwickshire, as well as the parish in Herefordshire
Sandy Balls, situated in the New Forest, was named after the dome-shaped gravel and known as Sandyballas during the reign of Henry VII
The Grampian Mountains in the background at Cock Burn - no laughing please as it's beautiful, seriously
Relaxing after a Christmas dinner and playing a 'Did you know?' game has never been so much fun with the release of the map
Northumberland is undoubtedly beautiful and scenic - but did you know there are places called Frolic, Cock Play and Bushygap there?
A female hiker on the trail to Twmpa near Lord Hereford's Knob in the Black Mountains of Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
The stunning autumn colours of Two MIle Bottom in Thetford Forest in Norfolk
Norfolk throws in Great Snoring, Hooker Road, Cock Street and Cat's Bottom to the map
Bone, Bottoms, Shag Rock, Greensplat and Devil's Frying Pan are all located in Cornwall
The map, surely a potential novelty Christmas stocking filler, will retail from £22
The town of North Piddle, in rural Worcestershire, got its name from the old English word piddle referring to a marsh or fen, which, overtime lent its name to the nearby stream Piddle Brook
One hundred per cent genuine and hugely amusing, the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names is laughter-inducing and sure to bring a smile to even the sternest of faces.
It also has an educational element, with a handy glossary and guide to the meaning of place names, explaining the origins of place names such as Middle Wallop (Hampshire) and Twatt (Orkney/Shetland).
Perfect for planning the ultimate Great British road trip, celebrating our rich cultural heritage or simply enjoying the evolution of language and humour, prices for the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names start at £22.
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