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Londonism: The Most Amusing and Rude London Street Names – And Yes, These Are All Real Places!

Apr 10, 2014 By Jonathan

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The English language is a fountain of interesting quirks. Britain is land of interesting place names – some that don’t make any sense, some that are amazing and some that are just plain rude. More more rude British place names, check out our British Slang Dictionary.

So, we thought it would be fun to put together a list of all the rude place names in London. These are all real places! Be warned – this list may not be for the faint of heart!

We’ll break it down by name and then specific location.

Back Passage, City of London
Mincing Lane, City of London
Mudchute, Docklands
Percy Passage, Fitzrovia London
Swallow Passage, Oxford Circus London
Trump Street, City of London
Cumming Street
Cockfosters, Suburb in North London
Dick Turpin Way, London
Cock Hill, London
Titley Close, London
Cockbush Avenue, London
Fanny Hands Lane
Cock Lane, City of London
Laycock Street, Islington
Penistone Road, Streatham
Cock Pond, Clapham Common
Bellenden Road, Peckham
White Knobs Way, Caterham
Melon Road, Peckham and Leytonstone
Clitterhouse Road, Barnet
The Ring, Hyde Park
The Butts, Brentford
Cold Blow Lane, New Cross
Ogle Street, Fitzrovia
Hooker’s Road, Walthamstow
Bird-in-Hand Passage, Forest Hill
Copping Close, Croydon
Newington Butts
Gaywood Street
Peckarmans Wood in Sydenham
Bird in Bush Road in Peckham
Great Peter Street
Bonner Road in Bethnal Green
Clitheroe Road, Lambeth
Fine Bush Lane, Ruislip
Shiteburn Lane, Bank
Kings Butts, Eltham

Which one is your favorite? Did we leave one off the list? Let us know in the comments!

Find these places and more in Anglotopia’s Dictionary of British English: Brit Slang from A to Zed – Available now on Amazon and other booksellers.

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Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for Britain. Londontopia is its sister publication dedicated to everything London.

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Comments

  1. Jasmine Guha-Castle says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 8:01 pm

    Friar’s Entry and St Mary’s Passage in Oxford

  2. Beth says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 10:56 pm

    Ann’s close (but not close enough) Belgravia next to the Nag’s Head, Kinnerton St

  3. Adele L says

    Apr 15, 2014 at 11:23 am

    Frying Pan Alley, London E1

  4. Jane says

    Apr 15, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    Blue Ball Yard, just off St. James’s St.

  5. Michael says

    Aug 17, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    Grope Lane, Shrewsbury

  6. pm says

    Aug 19, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    Dick Turpin was a famous highwayman…so I’m not sure why Dick Turpin Way is considered a rude name….? Unless someone just went by the fact that it has the word ‘dick’

  7. ROSEMARY ASHTON says

    Jan 29, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    Despite being called Anglotopia your blog is London based. It is a small portion of the U.K.

    • jonathan says

      Jan 30, 2015 at 12:57 am

      This blog is Londontopia, the one we run dedicated to London. Our main site is Anglotopia.net, which is about the whole UK. It’s pretty clear they’re two separate websites.

  8. Sean Lomas says

    Jan 29, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    Sluts yard in Chiswick. Right next to St.Nicholas’ Church.

  9. Patricia says

    Jan 30, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    In London (can’t recall exactly where), Dumbell – have a photo to prove it!

  10. GLORIA Fisher says

    Mar 30, 2017 at 11:58 am

    Add these to your list when offering this subject in Anglotopia – Effingham and Uppingham,
    two towns in England.

  11. Paul Anghinetti says

    Mar 31, 2017 at 5:32 am

    Adams Bottom, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

  12. Paul Anghinetti says

    Jun 16, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    Two of those in the list are not in Greater London:
    White Knobs Way, Caterham, Surrey.
    Fanny Hands Lane, Ludford, Lincolnshire.

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