try again. Gropec**te....

Gropec**t Lane (play /ˈɡroʊpkʌnt ˈleɪn/) was a street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages, believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas; it was normal practice for a medieval street name to reflect the street's function or the economic activity taking place within it. Gropec**t, the earliest known use of which is in about 1230, appears to have been derived as a compound of the words grope and c**t. Streets with that name were often in the busiest parts of medieval towns and cities, and at least one appears to have been an important thoroughfare.

Although the name was once common throughout England, changes in attitude resulted in its replacement by more innocuous versions such as Grape Lane. Gropec**t was last recorded as a street name in 1561.

Posted By: Pixelman on August 26th 2011 at 10:33:27

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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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