i was remarking to my good lady about how it seemed that norfolk people were a bit lazy

when it came to naming things. i offered the following examples as evidence:

school lane
the new inn
straight rd
church rd

etc etc

it appears that this is not just endemic to norfolk but can be found right across the country: User Posted Link

Posted By: Tombs on August 26th 2011 at 09:49:13

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i was remarking to my good lady about how it seemed that norfolk people were a bit lazy (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 26, 09:49:13
- Lotus Road in W. London - Fernandes told to go "f" off (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Aug 26, 11:31:07
- Clipbush - now where did that come from? (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Aug 26, 11:28:15
- My favourite street name ever, think it's either in Leicester or Coventry, (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 26, 11:14:11
- I like Edgefield. Why *is* it called that? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 26, 09:57:24
  - cause it stinks. Smelliest place in Nawfalk. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 26, 10:31:11
  - mr edgefield discovered it (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 26, 09:58:21
  - *Slaps head* (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 26, 09:58:04
- There was a street called that in Nodge n'all. Luds of places had one. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 26, 09:51:35
- I think Opie Street used to be a Gropecunt Lane (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 26, 09:51:27
  - I have friends who live there. Next to the sign. (General Chat) - APB, Aug 26, 10:01:50
  - The road the Bank of England is on used to be called Gropecunte Lane too. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 26, 09:53:50
    - might be a rural myth (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 26, 09:56:33
      - gropecunte.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 26, 10:33:05
        
        try again. Gropecunte.... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 26, 10:33:27
        
        "Gropecunt appears to have been derived as a compound of the words grope and cunt" (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 26, 10:43:22
        
        I too was amazed at that snippit (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 26, 11:28:35
        
        I always thought it was Grapes Hill (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 26, 10:35:17
      - That'll be that gurney bank wunt et (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 26, 09:58:19
        
        dunno, there's a bank of england court in norwich (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 26, 10:02:14
        
        Why did they change their name from De Gournay to Gurney (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 26, 10:03:33
        
        went with the flow after thick locals misspelled it a gazillion times (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 26, 10:11:25
        
        Haha, double u (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 26, 10:20:55
        
        wubble u (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 26, 10:26:47
        
        Nobody sings that anymore (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 26, 10:46:44
        
        wouldnt (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 26, 10:09:35
  - There's a Kneetrembler Close in Besthorpe. (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 26, 09:53:42
  - Here (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 26, 09:52:42

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