15 Saucy Place Names That Will Make Google Maps Blush When It Achieves Sentience
![15 Saucy Place Names That Will Make Google Maps Blush When It Achieves Sentience](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/4/5/911745_320x180.jpg)
The world is smaller than it used to be. Once upon a time, a settlement might be named, and while it might seem like it was known far and wide, in reality nobody more than about eight miles away had heard of it.
As transport and telecommunications connected everywhere in the world with everywhere else in the world, it turned out some of these settlements had names that, seen from elsewhere, were kind of… dirty?
Language also changes over time. London used to have a road with the c-bomb in its name, a name that seemed at the time to simply describe what was bought and sold there — not in a rude way, just a matter-of-fact one. Words which are now irreversibly linked with sex acts weren’t always.
But also, sometimes, for no apparent reason, a town is called something like Puckering Anus, Tennessee.
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Fucking Visitors Led to a Name-Change
![Fucking The Austrian town of Fucking changed its name in 2020 to the less-entertaining Fugging following decades of asshole tourists and stolen road signs. It owes its old name to a 6th-century businessman named Focko. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/5/907155.jpg)
Fingringhoe
![Located in Essex, England, and once home to a Roman settlement, Fingringhoe is named after its geographic location, with both finger and hoe referring to parts of a river. Come on, though. Come on. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/3/907153.jpg)
Shitterton: Not Just a Clever Name
![SHITTERTON This small village in Dorset, England, is in fact named after shit - a dung-filled river once flowed through it. It opted to replace its frequently-stolen village sign with an immovably massive stone one in 2010. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/4/907154.jpg)
Cunter: Actually Very Pleasant
![Cunter 60 La Vischnanchetta Ver Found in Graubünden in Switzerland, Cunter is home to fewer than 300 people. It's nestled beautifully in the mountains, and is a far more charming place than its aggressive-sounding name (shared with a Canadian hardcore band) suggests. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/2/907152.jpg)
Bullshit Hill Could Actually Be a Lot Worse
![Located in Southern Australia, Bullshit Hill has a much more palatable name than several other Aussie spots - when the country was colonized, the people coming up with place names flung the n-word around with hideous abandon. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/0/907150.jpg)
Yorkshire’s Famous Slack Bottom and Butt Hole Road
![BUTT HOLE ROAD Another renaming following shitty behavior, Butt Hole Road in Yorkshire, England, is now Archers Way (but the people there know where they really live). You can do Slack Bottom to Butt Hole Road via Penistone in two hours. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/9/907149.jpg)
Bastardo: The Heart of Italy
![Located as close to the geographical center of Italy as it gets, Bastardo is a beautiful town of around 1,600 people. It used to have a watering hole called Osteria del Bastardo, or Bastard's Bar. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/1/907151.jpg)
Wet Beaver Creek: We Are the Problem
![There's nothing inherently rude about the name of Wet Beaver Creek in Arizona - the animal only became synonymous with genitals in the 20th century. Shame on us. The official USDA site currently states Wet Beaver Creek's status is OPEN, btw. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/6/907146.jpg)
Have a Great Time in Guys Dirty Hole
![A town in Tasmania you should never, ever type into a search engine, Guys Dirty Hole isn't far from Humongous Hole, Pensioners Bush and Tonguers Point. Tasmania: It's quite a place. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/1/907141.jpg)
The Horse of Cockington
![This small, beautiful village in the southwest of England elected a pony as mayor in 2020. Four-year-old Patrick was subsequently banned from the local pub. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/8/907148.jpg)
Burnt Pussy Mine: It’s Hot Down Under
![Another one from Australia, Burnt Pussy Mine houses a rich seam of copper. If you were so inclined, you could drive there from Curly Dick Road, New South Wales in about 14 hours. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/4/907144.jpg)
Dildo Tip: What a Spot
![CAP'T. DiLDO Trinity Bay in Newfoundland is home to the town of Dildo, Dildo Island (once home to a cod hatchery) and the geographical features Dildo Arm and Dildo Tip. Not far away is Spread Eagle Pond. Lots going on. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/3/907143.jpg)
If Cumming Is Good Enough for Jason Biggs…
![COLUMBIA Cumming, Georgia is named after Colonel William Cumming. Some scenes from American Reunion were filmed there, which just seems fitting. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/2/907142.jpg)
A Whorehouse Meadow by Any Other Name
![Whorehouse Meadow, Oregon, got its name for exactly the reasons one might guess. But following a decision in the 1960s to rename it Naughty Girl Meadow, locals were outraged, petitioning to have the original unsanitized name restored. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/7/907147.jpg)
Three Cocks Inn: Now That’s a Good Time!
![Named after a trio of fowl on a coat of arms, Three Cocks contains a delightful hotel formerly known as the Three Cocks Inn. If anyone wants to visit, Three Cocks can be found in Wales - and your mom. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/5/907145.jpg)