On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:07:10 +0000 (GMT), charles
wrote:

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Yeah, like many other instances where the geography or circumstances
impacted how things were known then called. Long lane, Bath, Bradford,
Chestnut Avenue, Six Mile Bottom? ;-)


I knew someone who lived in Hogs' Turd Lane.

A good example of how something so literal and simple can 'become'
something that lasts. ;-)

I knew a girl whose surname was Dredge and was looking forward to
getting married and changing it. She did ... and became Drain. ;-(

Cheers, T i m