Sussex (The Garden of Eden) has some interesting place names. Above are just a few.
Peculiar to Sussex is the upside-down nature of certain place names. For example, East Grinstead is to the West of West Grinstead, Upper Beeding is lower than Lower Beeding, and, of course, The Downs are hills; which go 'UP'.
I cannot claim to have visited many of the villages above, but I'm looking forward to spending some time in Poverty Bottom, Bushy Bottom, and Loose Bottom. All delightful I'm sure.
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On the Military Road west out of Newcastle there are two villages - Once Brewed and Twice Brewed.....
Is there a Pub' too?
Remember to take an extra roll with you when you visit Loose Bottom...
And surely your home village of The Witterings is close to your heart... the place you long to be!
We were in West Chiltington, not The Witterings; but a little pied-a-terre there would be very nice!
Imagine having to explain that you lived in Loose Bottom - not that you'd got one! Interesting to learn the origins of some of those words - they seem very "posterior" fixated!
We do like our 'Bottoms' in Sussex; and why not!
Lusting for bottoms - I put it down to your private school education.
Bottoms up!!!
I really enjoy reading the names of English villages. Yours are classic!
I hadn't realised how many oddities there were all around me!
Fulking Hill would make a good "harmless" swear word...
No! You missunnerstan'...
"The Witterings" is your "home" town/village.... all thie wittering on that you do!
How could I have missed this blog post at breakfast this morning with a title like that!
I must try it.
It's all that Champagne!!!
Sorry. I have brain fog. I've got a bloody cold!
How do these names get chosen?
They are odd, very suggestive and laughingly funny.
One cannot fathom what they're getting up to over at Titty Hill or Manhood Lane; not to mention Romping Downs. What delightful and charming names. Our New England Puritan ancestors would have never allowed such shenanigans; although I do live a few towns away from "Tumbledown Dick" Road. Not sure how that one got through the planning board.
I imagine that 'bottom' suggests a valley or low place. It does seem a very popular name!
One has to wonder if they were just having fun naming their villages.
Named during jovial time at the local hostelry possibly - flis x
I hereby prescribe a stiff whisky, or two... to be taken at night time before going to bed!
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