Council bans the 'rude' street names that might offend

[BertRoot]

Council bans the 'rude' street names that might offend


For some, the road signs mean one thing - home. For others they may simply raise a smile.
But one council is failing to see the funny side of names such as Hoare Road and Cracknuts Lane.

In a bid to avoid double entendres and unflattering place names, Lewes District Council, in East Sussex, has drawn up guidelines for new street names.

The council's cabinet is expected to agree its first street naming and numbering policy on Tuesday which will ban potentially rude sounding names.
Cockshut Lane is among the innuendo-laden road names to be outlawed by Lewes District Council
They say that 'aesthetically unsuitable' names, such as Gaswork Road, Tip House and Coalpit Lane, should be avoided.

Also banned are 'names capable of deliberate misinterpretation like Hoare Road, Typple Avenue, Quare Street, Corfe Close (4 Corfe Close) etc'.

It adds: 'Street names which could give offence are not used, nor are names which encourage defacing name plates.'

Under the scheme, Lewes's present day Juggs Road and Cockshut Road may have been rejected.

Former councillor Rachel Powell, of Cockshut Road, said: 'I would hate for the name to change. It has some history. I can see with political correctness why the council would not want these sort of names but it is a pity.'

The cabinet is expected to agree on the policy tomorrow.

Last August, Reading Council chiefs banned a road from being called Fighting Cocks.
The town - where cock fights regularly took place in the 1800s - already has a pub called The Fighting Cocks, but councillors deemed the road name 'rude'.



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[blaggard]

Political correctness!! Arghhhhh! it makes me so ANGRY!

[Mickey]

Bunch of cnuts with nothing better to do

[Fear345]

Bunch of cnuts with nothing better to do

Don't be so harsh on bert i thought it was a pretty good post.

[tombott]

You have to be pretty narrow minded to be offended by names, but then I see the source is The Daily Mail so no surprises really.

[BertRoot]

You have to be pretty narrow minded to be offended by names, but then I see the source is The Daily Mail so no surprises really.

Never visited Fistmyricker Avenue in Lytham then?

[C3Grimmy]

this might cause them a problem then

[GTI]

Political correctness!! Arghhhhh! it makes me so ANGRY!

They've been at it for years, during the 18th and 19th centuries Gropecunt Lane in London metamorphosed into Milton Road.... cunts.

[tombott]

They've been at it for years, during the 18th and 19th centuries Gropecunt Lane in London metamorphosed into Milton Road.... cunts.

There used to be a Gropecunt Lane where i live as well (hereford).
Think the name derives from the lane being used for prostitution in the past.

[Mule]

I don't see the problem, they aren't getting rid of any existing street names, though that appears to be what the Daily Mail wants people to think so we can all get our daily dose of PC gone mad rage with our cup of tea in the morning.

[rudey]

damm do gooders hate em

[the.insane]

so what about town names like clitheroe and ramsbottom, both within 10 miles or so of where i live

[4me2]

As long as the follow through and get rid of offensive village and town names too,Liverpool would be first on the list.

[flumperino]

lol, ram your bottom

snigger

[beerman]

Cockett Road near me constantly has the "ett" painted over. The council repaint/replace the sign and within a few days the little cunts paint back over the "ett". It was funny when I was walking to school but not now I pay council tax.

[Over Carl]

My favourite like that - Canal St in Manchester - a very well known gay area often has the C painted over.

[funkyg]

My favourite like that - Canal St in Manchester - a very well known gay area often has the C painted over.

They often paint over the S in street as well so it becomes anal treet. Even better!