The rudest street names in Greater Manchester

We all love a bit of juvenile humour, and there’s no easier place to find it than right outside your front door. The streets of Greater Manchester are full of smut. Everywhere you turn there’s a bottom, dick or fold. Reports have shown that house prices can fall by staggering amounts based on ‘undesirable’ street names, but there are bound to be a few eccentric types that will pay over the odds for an abode with an amusing address.

Here's a list of Manchester locations that are bound to have you tittering like a schoolchild:

Flapper Fold Lane – Atherton

This amusing lane is bound to conjure up some ghastly images, although there is nothing intrinsically saucy about it. A ‘fold’ is a common type of terrain in northern England and can be defined as ‘a slight hill or hollow in the ground’.

Holebottom – Ashton-under-Lyne

You can’t get much more explicit than Holebottom. This snigger-inducing cul-de-sac is located just a few feet from Broadoak Primary School and is doubtless the butt of all jokes for local passing schoolchildren.

Johnson Fold Avenue - Bolton

The second fold on the list. This area was built up in the late 16th century around the farm of the creatively named Mr John Johnson. If you have a fold in your Johnson, you should probably see a doctor.

Wham Bottom Lane – Healey, Rochdale

Ooh err, missus. The origin of this quaint country lane is unknown, but whoever came up with it has to be having a joke, right?

Hardicker Street – Levenshulme

Again, there is some mystery as to the origin of this oddly-named road.

Mough Lane – Chadderton

Mough Lane (pronounced by residents as ‘muff’) also begs a lot of questions. The Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language defines a mough as a moth. Or perhaps it was named after a Mr Mough. How unfortunate.

Broadbottom Road – Hyde

An ironically named thoroughfare here. What’s the one thing you can’t do with a broadbottom? Hyde.

Dick Field Clough and Deep Clough - Ramsbottom

The dictionary definition of clough is ‘a deep valley or ravine’, but the word itself has undoubtedly lewd connotations, particularly when paired with these questionable prefixes. The fact that these two sites are in Ramsbottom just serves to make it funnier.

Slack Fold Lane – Farnworth

This sounds more like a gynaecological condition than a suburban street.

Nut Street and Back Nut Street – Brownlow Fold

A pair of nuts for you here, clustered neatly together in the equally smutty Brownlow Fold.

Clito Street – Blackley

This dirty sounding street is just a stone’s throw from Boggart Hole Clough.

Fanny Brook – Rochdale 

OK, it's the name of a waterway rather than a street but who wouldn't want to go for a stroll alongside the gushing and glistening waters of Fanny Brook? 

Cock Clod Street – Radcliffe 

Sounds contagious.

Nob End - Bolton

Nob End Locks and Nature Reserve are located in the scenic countryside beside the River Irwell. The site of a former rubbish tip, Nob End is the perfect place for a romantic picnic. Bonus points for being slap bang next to Clammerclough.

Helmet Street – Ardwick

Got wood? In the early 20th century Helmet Street was home to Holt & Pennington, one of Manchester’s most prominent timber merchants. With regards to the helmet, we can only hope that it has military connections.

Needwood Close – Harpurhey

Sometimes you just need wood and you need it close. No ball games allowed.

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