Go on a wacky road trip to discover Yorkshire's weirdest place names

Brits have been urged to spice up their 2021 travel plans by arranging a wacky road trip to visit some of the weirdest place names around the UK.
Wetwang has an annual Scarecrow FestivalWetwang has an annual Scarecrow Festival
Wetwang has an annual Scarecrow Festival

Spunkie, Wetwang and Catbrain are just three of many towns, villages and hamlets cheeky travellers could tick off on the Wacky UK Road Trip Map compiled and designed by LeaseCar.uk.

Yorkshire is home to its fair share - Crackpot, Giggleswick, Wetwang and Blubberhouses can all be found in the historic county.

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In Scotland, travellers could pass through a number of places with funny and strange names like Brawl, Brokenwind, Lost and Whiterashes.

Down south, drivers may find themselves passing through Donkey Town, Curry Mallet, Brown Willy, and Loose Bottom.

In Wales, travellers will find Mumbles and Plwmp whilst in Ireland, residents of Stranagalwilly might have a hard time being taken seriously.

A spokesperson for LeaseCar.uk said: “The English language never fails to amaze us, and neither does the imagination and creativity that must have gone into naming these iconic places around Great Britain and Ireland.

“We’re not sure how residents of Nasty and Crapstone convince people they’re nice places to live with names like that. Bunny in Nottinghamshire sounds much better.”

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