A Grand Tour of OFFENSIVE PLACES in England - Part 2

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We're off on a grand tour, or road trip to visit some of the many offensive places found in England. Covering 260 miles we'll be passing through Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire on what can only be described as an epic road trip. Or grand tour because that might help with the SEO...
Anyway, grab a cuppa, sit back, relax and try not to giggle like a school child as we take a look at some of the offensive place names found in our fine country.

[@keirthomas-bryant6116]

I used to work at the RAC in their back offices. Their computer system at the time compressed all place names down to the first four letters. Yes, you're ahead of me. Any breakdowns in Clitheroe raised eyebrows.

[@Phuc_Yhou]

I'm guessing no male drivers found it then... 😉😂

[@McGubbins42]

Anyone who responded to breakdowns there would have been the Clit heroes.

[@M0UAW_IO83]

There is or was a dress shop across the road from the shopping centre there, as you exit the centre the sign is partly obscured by a street sign and it's 'Lady Clit hero'

[@buffplums]

YUK YUK 😂😂😂😂😂 Chortle 😂

[@anonUK]

"He was just circling the town centre but getting nowhere until he broke down."

[@Andronk]

There's a Slutshole Lane in Norfolk, but the sign was stolen so many times the council gave up on replacing it

[@judgedrekk2981]

gee, I wonder why LMFAO!

[@grahamsmith9541]

Similar story to Shitterton village. The locals there banded together. Raised the money to have the name engraved on a 1.5 tonne block of Portland stone. To put off the theives.

[@MrStr8den]

Must be related to our Fanny Hands Lane here in Lincolnshire

[@vapistry]

Opie Street in Norwich was once Gropekuntelane. There used to be lots of Gropecunt Lanes (or variations thereof) around England in the Medieval period but, sadly, they've all gone now. The last record of one was from 1561.

[@judgedrekk2981]

@@vapistry LMFAO, these names!!! lolz

[@trevorbolton9439]

Over 11 million views in 2023, wow. Jon, the viewers keep coming back because of the content and your unique presenting style. Best wishes for the new year.

[@michaelspinks9822]

I know right? :)

[@jovetj]

LOL @ Wetwang

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@tautology_zero]

You nearly had the triumvirate of Scunthorpe, Wetwang and Penistone. But I suppose you need more places for the next installment!

[@zeberto1986]

I was wondering if/when Penistone would get a visit from John. Still theres plenty of dodgy names left for a part 3!!

[@jonathanpork-sausage617]

Then theres Pennycomequick.

[@nether_bat]

Cockfosters comes to mind

[@craigblackwell6680]

He didn’t even get to Cockermouth

[@markarnold8160]

Did you know that the weather presenter, Paul Hudson on BBC Look North is the current Mayor of Wetwang? The previous Mayor was the now deceased Richard Whiteley of Countdown fame. Wetwang has a good chip shop too.

[@aldo5428]

mmm’ a wetwang supper, delish😮…

[@GLH8]

The humber bridge is still the world’s longest bridge open to pedestrians.

[@cmp1951]

And cyclists

[@Fercough]

Beat me to it!

[@bobgregory5713]

Yes, I've walked across it. Never saw anyone else tho, it seems to go on forever.

[@marieascot]

pedestrians. you mean suicidists

[@marvinnappermarvo]

Wonder how many takes Gene Pitney had to take on his video 24 hours from tulsa, across the Humber Bridge.

[@brianbell4937]

Of course there is scope for many more episodes on this theme. Those I can think of off hand are Crapstone (Devon), Shitterton (Dorset), Pishill (Oxfordshire), Sandy Balls (Hampshire), Pratts Bottom (Kent), Fingrinhoe (Essex), Twatt (Shetland and Orkney), Titty Ho (Raunds, Northam0tonshire), Fanny Lane (Keighley, W Yorks), Grope Lane (Shrewsbury, Shropshire), Butthole Lane (Shepshed, Leicestershire) and no doubt plenty more I can't think of at the moment.

[@alexnotlando]

don't forget penistone in south yorkshire

[@fenrir7969]

Dick Trod Lane in Skinburness, Cumbria. There's Cockfield and North Bitchburn in the North East.

[@dannym1882]

Brown Willy (Cornwall), Cocking (West Sussex), Scratchy Bottom (Dorset)

[@crazyleyland5106]

I have heard of a Grope Lane that used to be Grope C*** Lane, because that was where men met up with the local pros.

[@davidpevalin6075]

I hope there's a part 3 as you've missed Cockermouth.

[@huwlewis9059]

And Penistone

[@stephenwhite345]

I'm expecting a very long list of comments for that one👍👍👍👌

[@alanlittle4589]

Not to mention Fingringhoe

[@aldo5428]

@@stephenwhite345no mate just you…

[@oakwood6922]

Isn’t Cockermouth in Cumbria….?? 🤔😁

[@Zabzim]

Three cheers for Scunthorpe!

[@TheChiefSmeg69]

Hope you tried Wetwang Chippy, it’s pretty bloody good. Some may say it’s Wicked Sweet Awesome…

[@CableWrestler]

*Hwicked

[@TheChiefSmeg69]

@@CableWrestler indeedy

[@jacekatalakis8316]

BRM's supercharged V16 was nuts. Then ten years later give or take, in 1966, they showed up with the H16, which was two V8 engines mashed together, with a chain system. It vibrated a lot so they put weights on it. The weights had a tenancy to fly of and blow up the entire thing. Then in the late 60s while doing the H16 shenanigans and madness, they teamed up with Rover, yes, /that/ Rover, to enter a gas powered car at Le Mans. An then not to be outdone, they won the last pre-chicane Monza race in one of the closest finishes ever, Peter Gethin won. Howden Ganley fiffth. The story goes that ater the race, Gethin had to help change the tyres on Lord Owen's car because it got a puncture while leaving Italy, as well. BRM could probably be a mini series/or long vid all on its own. EDIT: Also now I want AutoShenanigans to explain the Scunthorpe Problem, too as regards interwebs filters, too

[@AndreiTupolev]

Absolutely. Its founder, Raymond Mays, would make a great subject for a film by himself

[@jacekatalakis8316]

I'd need to check but I tought he and Lord hesketh (he of Hesketh let's put a naked girl on our F1 car, fame ran in the same social circles, at least that's something I've read quite a ew places

[@alexhamilton4084]

My favourite silly/offensive name is from two villages south of Stonehenge. The village of Wilsford and the village of Lake, jointly known as “Wilsford Cum Lake”. I certainly wouldn’t want to fall into that lake. 😱😂

[@nickiramsay2421]

Brilliant, you could do another hundred episodes off these and still not run out of rude place names. I bought my sister a map of rude British place names for Christmas so she could plan her own road trip 😂

[@lee53_]

Still love Titty Ho in Raunds, Northamptonshire. There is a car company called Titty Ho Motor Co, so cars proudly drive around with it stuck in the back windscreens! 😂

[@simon091068]

I can't believe you went to Folkingham and missed the village of "Dyke" a few miles south on the A15 Absolutely loving the new camera shots and extra work you are putting in to the production.

[@georgeyoung8887]

A quick detour off the A15 at Hemswell would have taken you to Creampoke Crescent. Lincolnshire can also boast a Fanny Hands Lane.

[@iiDanny]

Great content. Nob End in Little Lever, Bolton deserves a mention. It's now a SSSI with disused canal locks and a Meccano bridge

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@adsyoffinch]

Gutted there was no Cockermouth but great video John! Your filming and camera work is really coming along lately 😁

[@garypoulton7311]

Great stuff, I live in Northern Norway, not that far from a place called Barstad. Your videos are getting very fancy, filming your lovely Saab from another car and drone footage, thanks for all the great nerdiness, and hope 2024 sees a lot more of it.

[@jlcgaming8178]

I installed a stove in Bitchfield. When i told my partner i was there, she took it as an insult 😂.

[@tradeplatetravels]

We really appreciate the hard work and production that goes into your videos Jon, have a cracking 2024. Look forward to seeing where you go next!

[@johnm8224]

The "explanation" of the origin of Wetwang had me chuckling for the first time at the end of a difficult day, so thank you!

[@DavidAspden]

I think someone has bought some new toys. The photography is getting top notch.

[@Dan23_7]

Excellent 👌🏼 I said to Mrs wife after part 1 “I wonder if Wetwang will be mentioned” You never cease to amaze 😁 Thank you Jon and all the best for 2024

[@warringtonminge4167]

Used to do roadwork management in the North East including Chester-le-Street a famous town in County Durham. One of my employees answered a call and asked "what town is that", was given the answer "Chester-le-Street" asked and answered the same again then snapped back "i asked what town, not what road".

[@AaronOfMpls]

So you went to Scunthorpe but not Penistone. Or are future installments taking you through Penistone and Shitterton? (EDIT: Perhaps via a Butt Hole Road.) In any case, a fun little tour! My thanks as ever, and a Happy New Year!

[@k.r.baylor8825]

Yes, Shitterton is a real place name in Dorset, that no longer has a problem with stolen town name signs: en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Shitterton

[@AaronOfMpls]

@@k.r.baylor8825 Yup, it's a hamlet off one side of Bere Regis. The road through it is itself named "Shitterton", and its street sign kept getting stolen -- until they had it carved into a 1½-ton boulder set deep into the ground. The name dates back at least 1000 years, and comes from a nearby brook -- called the Shitter since it historically was where the privies drained to. The name didn't contain a swear word back then either; until the 14-1500s "shit" itself was the normal everyday word for "dung" or "poop".

[@roderickmain9697]

Have a Great New Year, Jon. Some years ago (in 89/90) I was working in the US and a newspaper (might have been one of the national dailies) published a quiz and my boss at the time submitted a list of answers. Among the questions "What is the Worlds Longest suspension Bridge" to which the answer was "The Humber Bridge". However, the newspaper picked some other bridge in the USA which was only about 2./3rds as long. My boss complained and was told "Who has heard of the Humber Bridge?". ...but also.... Given that the Forth Road Bridge is of similar design, does that mean the cables of the Humber Bridge are decaying at a similar rate? Will it have weight restrictions imposed in the near future and maybe require a new Bridge to be built (a la Forth)? I dare say somebody somewhere (in the DfT?) has thought of these questions (or not).

[@AxR558]

The humber bridge has a cable dehumidification system installed on it to try and combat corrosion. The system basically injects dry air into the cables at various points along the cable to keep water out of the cables. No doubt it'll need replacing at some point but that system should help reduce the rate of decay.

[@CheshireTomcat68]

Gentleman Sausage, the Trumpton character we should have had!

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

More great two-car camerawork and drone shots - well done, Jon and team! Happy New Year!

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@Dribbleondo]

This mini-series is why the Scunthorpe problem will always elude computers and their IT admins.

[@douglasfleetney5031]

We used to have a hamlet just outside Faversham, in Kent, called Slutsole. Got changed about 20 years ago into something more diplomatic.... Sadly... Many thanks for all your work, been a good and interesting set of videos. Happy New Year.

[@markireland2121]

I can't believe you missed out the village of Licky End. You also missed Fanny Street, in Cardiff and Cumwell Lane in Rotherham. There is also, The Glory Hole, Court Cocking, Bellend Drive, Coldblow Lane,Busty View, Hardon Road, Backside Alley, Dick Close and Crotch Crescent. A few episodes required !

[@beeble2003]

Crotch Crescent, in Oxford, is named after a musician, William Crotch. Specifically, he was... an organist. No, really.

[@Jamessshortlife]

Hi John, great videos and keep it up in 2024. You forgot Fanny hands lane in ludford, Lincolnshire

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@MikeyDunn]

Thought you might have included Flash in the Peak District, I'm sure you can imagine how people have posed for photos next to the village signs. It's also the highest village in the UK apparently.

[@devonbelle3]

Hi John, thanks for the Xmas giggles. How about Knob Hill, Horsham or Fanny st Cardiff or Crapstone, Devon. For future me vids? If the budget will stretch you have the Two Twatts on Shetland and Orkney ?

[@spam_slayed1481]

Apparently the village name sign for Twatt, in Orkney, has been stollen and not replaced.

[@unclenolly3207]

The late Richard Whiteley, of Countdown fame, was Mayor of Wetwang at one point. Loved this mini series 👍 Have a very happy new year and looking forward to more content in 2024.

[@philhawley1219]

My brother owns Richard Whiteley's granddad's old car. A 1963 Rover but I don't think he has got his wang wet in it.

[@divgradcurl9439]

Twatt is worth a visit and a photo by the roadsign with the horizontal arrow - have to travel to Orkney though! Thanks for a great channel, Happy New Year everyone.

[@LesW100]

There is also a Twatt in Shetland, weird eh...

[@martinjolly8351]

Great production, thanks. Definitely enough material in the UK for a longer series!

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@automatticcomics]

Thanks for another amazing year of wicked sweet awesome content John !!!

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

“Oh matron”. What a “Carry On”. 😮 Thank you Jon for all your super sweet wicked awesome videos in 2023. Here’s to loads more in 2024 🎉

[@FireballXL55]

Another great vid as usual, I used to work next to the Old Dalby test track pronounced (Dollby)at the REME depot 35 Central Workshops.

[@jamesharman647]

absolutely sublime new year's viewing with the family thank you Jon

[@axelBr1]

Thanks for an entertaining 2023 and all the best for 2024, I'm glad that this channel is helped you out during hard times. Between 1986 and 1995, I drove around most of England and your Secrets of the Motorways bring back found memories of those trips, although it's a bit disconcerting to hear of all the changes since then, makes me feel old.

[@sambarton5963]

This clearly needs to be a new series, there's so many good opportunities around the country, such as Upper Dicker in East Sussex!

[@jamesabbott5242]

Awesome Video

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@MarceldeJong]

There's so much production in this silly video! I love it!

[@liviurosca]

I’m still waiting for Pusey! 😂 Happy new year with or without Pusey! 😂😂😂

[@whichwasher2007]

And here's me sitting in a service station car park. Remembering when you had 1000 subscribers and talking to me, mate, about the service station videos you WERE doing. And ticking off mentally all the ones we had been to by ourselves

[@zombard1966]

Seeing "SCOTLAND" on that map earlier made me think of a great video idea! How about "Places that are the same but really hecking far from each other". My favourite example being the tiny village of Portsmouth in West Yorkshire.. which gets some lost lorry drivers sometimes...

[@beeble2003]

There's also Pool-in-Wharfedale (also West Yorks), vs Poole, Dorset.

[@EdwardKane-pb5rj]

Blackpool and Preston both in Devon both quite close by, a long way from their Lancashire namesake... Or Blackburn in Lothian...a long way from Lancashire.

[@windleshamwanderer3728]

I'm only surprised you did not visit Jasper Carrotts birthplace... Shaftmore Lane, Acocks Green..😂 Both of you are legends.

[@michaeldibb]

A great series, keep it UP. 😅 The underpass at Castleford (West Yorkshire) railway station is called Tickle Cock Bridge. Also, there was Butt Hole Road in Conisbrough near Doncaster. But due to resident pressure the council changed its name about five years ago. There are photos of it on the internet.

[@lefthandedspanner]

I believe there is still a Butthole Lane in Shepshed, Leicestershire

[@beeble2003]

There's a Tittybottle Park in Otley (also West Yorks).

[@doctordeej]

Not a rude name in itself, but for someone who likes crosswords, the anagram that is Newark always makes me smile.

[@dave_h_8742]

Ps. 1:44 thanks for the interesting info (wetwang possible burial of Boudica) scattered through your video's, it adds local flavour.

[@mattmatt5956]

Hi Jon another great vid you could have also gone to Cocking near Chichester or you could say ' gone Cocking 'nice one!

[@Spiklething]

I went to Cocking primary school but lived 3 miles away from Cocking at ... Didling

[@davidloftus2654]

My favourites: Fan y Big, a mountain in the Brecon Beacons. Brown Willy, a hill in Cornwall and Twatt, a settlement in Orkney. I guess you could do a few more parts in this series. 😄

[@kevm8965]

Good one Jon, thanks for all your 2023 stuff

[@calnfl5747]

Thanks for a great year of content Jon, looking forward to more next year!

[@robwilkie1]

Was waiting for the visit to Pratt's Bottom in Kent :)

[@scalecrawlnl]

Thank you Jon! Magnificent and good fun. Happy New Year 👍😃

[@roysmith9733]

Having lived close to Folkingham in my youth I initially thought you had included it due to the way us, as teenagers, pronounced the name back in the 70s I speak from the experience of me and my mates. Shocked to say I never knew about the nuclear launch site there. Great video - have a Happy New Year.

[@SharpblueCreative]

I think you need to read Douglas Adams / John Lloyd’s - “Meaning of Liff” and the “Deeper Meaning of Liff” if you haven’t already. That has shed loads of place names you wouldn’t believe.

[@SeanMather]

Happy New Years Jon! All the best and all the best kind of shenanigans to you! Thanks for the travel and motorway fun.

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

Brilliant Jon! Thank you and your team so much for these videos! 🙂 I wish you a very Happy New Year! 🙂

[@jonathanpatterson2798]

Thank you for for all your hard work.look forward to more in the new year.

[@johncully6650]

Nice one for some fantastic information on the history of our roads and other interesting places.Happy New Year to you and all your followers.👍👍🥳🥳

[@josephinerobinson3839]

Happy New Year Jon and thanks for a great year of videos!

[@user-mq4jx8my6w]

Happy New year to you too, keep up the great work, looking forward to seeing more in the future.

[@wpa4329]

have a good new year jon great videos over the past year keep em coming

[@paulknight5018]

Happy new year Jon, Looking forward to more shenanigans in 2024!

[@YelpBullhorn]

You forgot the two hamlets of Twatt in Shetland and Orkney, and the hill in Cornwall called Brown Willy. Although it’s not rude, my favourite sign in England is near to Stansted Airport in Essex. It says “Bacon End Banana Depot.” I just think it’s daft and it always makes me smile.

[@davesinclair4749]

Well done Jon thanks for the cracking videos have a happy and prosperous new year

[@JustOneQuestion]

Thanks for the entertainment over the years, congrats on your success and have a great new year!

[@Jaqaroo]

Thanks John! That was great!

[@stevolarry420stevenslozz3]

Happy new year Auto Shenanigans team!!! Big up!!

[@worldVHS]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL !!! Boring to some maybe but not for me, i love the information 😊

[@David_D.]

A massive thank you Jon for all your endeavors to keep us all entertained throughout the year, you've been brilliant. Here's to more Auto Shenanigans next year! Happy new year to you and yours! 😎

[@brendenhill5802]

Great videos, and I look forward to more in 2024

[@jonathanhall7334]

Happy New Year Jon. Great Video as always.

[@benjaminmendenhall4497]

Happy new years to you too Jon and I love your videos I been watching all of your videos and you do a amazing job on it

[@NickKirk-ei8gu]

Another great video! Here's to the coming years content, All the very best and a Happy New Year, Thank you, 👍👊🥳.

[@ianstewartorr8455]

Thanks for all your videos and happy new year to you greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@missbitch67]

Happy New Year Jon, thanks for all the videos & laughs.xx

[@ragingwolf1281]

The videos are getting great, especially the drone shots and commentary 😁

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nice one, thanks for watching!

[@edsageseamaster3440]

Thanks for all the great content this year. Wishing you all the best for 2024 and may it be healthy and prosperous for you.

[@tucker9162]

Plenty more silly place names for a few more episodes John. Happy new year to you and yours.

[@DavidBrown-lv6ox]

Great video, there are quite a few Grope Lanes which used to have a name 4 letters longer. If you visit Uckfield in Sussex you will see the very narrow gap between the U and the edge of the sign, no room at all for the capital F it cries out for.

[@opathe2nd973]

Happy New Year John. Keep it going!

[@ronnyrdavies1972]

Happy new year Jon Looking forward to 2024 content

[@nidostar2013]

Thank you as always and Happy New Year to you too John (or is it Jon?). Whatever looking forward to watching your gems in 2024.

[@dennisphoenix1]

It was worth watching for the Humber bridge , I have been past both ends on the A63 hull side and the M180 but never crossed it . Thanks for that 😊

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Hi Jon, more offensive places in England shocking🤣🤣🤣Keep it up Jon and all the best for 2024, Take care👍👍

[@rochellehewston9367]

I’m looking forward to more fabulous videos in 2024 John, they’re so enjoyable. Happy New Year

[@HeroAntagonist]

Happy new year and thanks for all the enjoyable content in 2023.

[@personwhotalkstomuch4898]

Happy New Year Jon & I’m pleased to see you in my county, Lincolnshire!! 😊😊 There are quite a few villages here with unusual names like Mavis Enderby so it there’s a possible subject for a vid in the future. 🤔

[@d22matt]

Happy New Year Jon, love you long time

[@johnb8746]

Again, most good video Jon. One village that always makes me smile is upperthong near Holmfirth in Yorkshire. Happy New year

[@MrGreatplum]

Love it - my wife’s uncle lives in Wetwang 😀 Happy new year!

[@fredericksaxton3991]

Well done Jon, thanks for all the videos. All the best to you in 2024.

[@sue.Hoo123]

Excellent 👍. Happy New Year 🥳

[@NickB_Yorkshire]

Loved this one Jon. I could’ve guessed that Wetwang would be in there somewhere. I’ve never heard that explanation of how it got the name before 🤣👍🏼. And the Humber Bridge bit (near to where I am) was great too. Happy New Year to you and keep up the great work 🎉😊