Barmy, Batty and Bizarre Place Names in Blighty Quiz

Answer: Bread

Situated between Toxteth and Aigburth, this inner city area is mostly known because it was the area where the television series "Bread" was filmed, which focused on the Boswell family. Dingle is very close to the River Mersey and was the southern terminus of the now shut Liverpool Overhead Railway, the first electronically-operated overhead railway system in the world. Ringo Starr also apparently lived in Dingle.

Answer: Nether Wallop

"Wallop" seems to be a theme in Hampshire as "Nether Wallop" has neighbouring villages called "Middle Wallop" and "Over Wallop". "Farleigh Wallop" also lies in Hampshire. Having said that, I wouldn't fancy a wallop in the nether!

Answer: Manchester

Historically situated in Lancashire, Ramsbottom is in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. Bury itself is a market town, a few miles north of Manchester. Nestled in the West Pennine Moors, I'm sure it is very safe to say that Ramsbottom, despite the unique name, can boast some very beautiful scenery.

Answer: Valley

It turns out that despite the comical name, "Scratchy Bottom" may just refer to a rough hollow. The coastal valley sits between Durdle Door (a privately-owned limestone arch) and the area of Swyre Head. It ends in a cliff drop.

Answer: Church of England

"St. Andrews-by-the-Wardrobe" has been granted listed status and is a Grade 1 listed building. However, the current church is not the original. Two churches before the one we see today have been destroyed: the first in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the second in the London Blitz in World War 2, where only the exterior survived. One particularly famous writer to worship within its walls was the renowned playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. I have to conclude by saying this is a very impressive name for a church!

Answer: Spital-in-the-Street

The name of this place comes from the fact that a very old hospital for poor people was once located here. Nearby villages include Owmby by Spital and Normanby by Spital, so Lincolnshire is another area that seems have a theme. There is also a "Spital Tongues" in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Answer: It has an exclamation mark.

The village is the only place name in Britain to officially have an exclamation mark. Admittedly, there are other places in the world named "Westward Ho" but this Devonshire village is the only one that can boast an exclamation mark! It is a very scenic little village with miles of long sandy beach that is perfect for surfing and home to England's oldest seaside golf course, Royal North Devon Golf Club.

Answer: No Place

No Place can be found in County Durham. Many people agree that this was not what the village was originally called. While no one is one hundred per cent sure about the true etymology, one theory suggests that the village was once called either "North Place", "Near Place" or "Nigh Place" and that those names gradually shortened and evolved over time to become "No Place" which sounds very similar, if unfortunately rather depressing!

Answer: It is very isolated.

"Lost" is incredibly, er, lost! Only a handful of people live in this tiny settlement which is situated forty miles west of Aberdeen, nestled in the Cairngorm mountains. The sign posts for "Lost" have been repeatedly stolen as novelty trophies by tourists and petty criminals and it was this that sparked the local authorities idea to change the name to "Lost Farm".

This, however, enraged both the locals and people worldwide and the decision was made to keep the original name.

Answer: CH7

Mold shares its postcode with the neighbouring areas of Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Caerwys and Leeswood. It is a medium-sized town around eight miles from the English/Welsh border and was home to Rhys Ifans, star of the romantic comedy Notting Hill, when he was growing up.

While the name might imply the town is rather old and tired, it is nestled within Welsh countryside so I am sure it is quite picturesque.