Funny place names

[annie]

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... re_it_is_/

[wendy]

However do they come up with the names in the first place.

[maureenho]

They name me laugh these name places, there's one on there that we have in Norwich....Hooker Rd.

[chenrezig]

Don't I know it Mo, I don't live too far from there lol

There is a road called Manby Road close to it -it is named after George Manby who developed the "Manby Rocket" which was the fore-runner of the Breeches Bouy -supposed to have saved nearly 1000 lives while it was used, he also invented the first pressurised fire extinguisher ..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Manby

[Rosalind]

Wonder who thinks these names up do877