The town Cockermouth.... how did it get its name?

It's at the confluence of the river Jaw and the river Pelvis

some cunning linguist thought it was better than the other alternative.

Called 'knobingob' by every late teenager in Cumbria. Not that that helps.

What's the most ridiculously named town in britain?

Must be up there surely?

Really lovely town full of randy girls. :)

Worked there for a year between1989-1990.

Happy memories :x

worst name for a place is

pity me (county durham)

What's the most ridiculously named town in britain?

Wet Wang must be a contender

So is that really where it got it's name from? You'd think it would be full of male tourists. I wish I had a**ermouth girlfriend - all mine seem to have come from Fakenham.

There is a actually a place called c0ckup Bottom near Bassenthwaith in Cumbria. :0

westward ho!

upper dicker

lower dicker

hope (as in, "I live in hope")

all good'uns

Signing it for the deaf is a tad amusing.

Curry Rivel

Answer to the obvious Question:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River**er

http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/placenames.htm

EOT

Often see place signposted as 'Once Brewed'. Up north. :)

its a bit like korea but they only eat spaniels

not much career prospects for the spaniels tho

spaniels have no great ambitions unlike great danes and weimaraners