Some Merseyside street names can make you do a double take and wonder what possessed the person to name it so.
While some are just plain odd, others could be described as saucy at best, even verging on filthy. You can find them in the seaside town of Southport, the parish town of Prescot and its neighbour Whiston.
There are also rude place names to be found in the heart of Liverpool and St Helens. Out of curiously, we scoured the region to find some of Merseyside's filthiest street names.
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A few of the places listed here people have confessed to making them titter whenever they pass the street sign. All the avenues, lanes and cul-de-sacs in our list are genuine places you can visit.
There's no doubt, some of these street names will be the bane of the people who live there who have heard all the jokes. So, prepare to break out a cheeky smile and brace yourselves for these naughty routes on the Merseyside roadmap.
Of course, this won't be a complete list of all the dodgy street names on Merseyside. If there are any classics you think we may have missed, let us know in the comments below.
Ogle Close
This strangely named Prescot street is likely named after John Ogle of Whiston. A refuser of the new Church of England, Ogle was the main contributor to the 1610 build of Prescot Parish Church.
Lickers Lane
This long, leafy lane in Whiston spans from the woods all the way to Windy Arbor Road, which isn't a rude name at all. If a prominent address on Lickers Lane takes your fancy it won't come cheap: the average house price on this street is a whopping £375,000.
Menlove Avenue
Most Beatles fans will know the childhood home of John Lennon resides on this Woolton Street. Running along Calderstones Park and Allerton Manor Golf Club, it's also just a stone's throw from Strawberry Fields which was written by Lennon.
Slag Lane
Although it may raise eyebrows, this Haydock street actually takes its name from its historic slag heaps which were part of its coal industry. Peeling of the East Lancs Road onto Slag Lane will take you into the heart of the Haydock itself.
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Cockle Dick's Lane
No doubt one of the strangest street names around, Cockle Dick's Lane in Southport is named after 'King of the cocklers' Richard Aughton - known as Cockle Dick. He died in 1824 at the grand old age of 99.
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Cockburn Street
Cockburn is a street in Dingle and is thought comes from a surname that first appeared as early as the 13th century. The name Cockburn has been viewed as originating from the juxtaposition of 'Cock', from the Old English word 'cocc' meaning 'moor-cock', 'wild bird' or 'hill', with 'burn' derived from the old word 'burna' meaning 'brook' or 'stream.
Knob Hall Lane
A dispute as to who owns the 'unadopted' Knob Hall Lane in Southport has raged on since the 1800s. Built by the Hesketh family in the 1830s, it's been suggested it may take its name from an old religious school or dwelling called Knob Hall.
Two Butt Lane
This origins of this curiously named road in Rainhill are a bit of a mystery. What is known is that a Butt is an obsolete English measure of liquid equivalent to two hogsheads. The butt is also one in a series of English wine cask units.
Cockshead Road
This road in Belle Vale likely takes its names from the ancestors of the Cockshead surname which has its origins in ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The ending 'head' was a common suffix used in local places names.
Rimmer Avenue
This Childwall road is sure to raise a few smiles. There have been a long history of Rimmers in the Childwall area, including Mrs Rimmer, the former proprietor of the Childwall Abbey Inn who was apparently held in high esteem by friends of the Marquess of Salisbury.
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