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Be it funny, rude or a little bit weird and wonderful, Lincolnshire has it all.

From little villages out in the Wolds or little cut throughs in the city of Lincoln, the county has an abundance of strange place names to choose from.

A lot of the names have historic significance and can be found all across Lincolnshire.

Here's a flavour of some of the weird and wacky places you can find across the county.

41) Glory Hole

First of all it's not what you think! The Glory Hole actually has a lot of historic significance in Lincoln. It's the narrow opening created by the arch of High Bridge which sits over the River Witham on the High Street.

It was designed to set a limit on the size of boats which can successfully navigate the river.

40) Wasps Nest

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This little hamlet sits South East of Lincoln next to Nocton Fen in the North Kesteven District of Lincolnshire.

There are a number of walks to take around the area which vary in difficulty.

39) Bitchfield

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Don't be fooled by the name, people are nice who live there, honest!

This small village is in the South Kesteven district and consists of two groups of buildings connected by Dark Lane.

It is situated around six miles away from Grantham.

38) Butt Lane

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This amusingly named street is in the village of Walcott near Lincoln.

But the location is not to be sniffed at as the average house price is around £300,000.

The lane is found in the small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.

37) Fanny Hands Lane

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This corking location was named as number three in the top 15 rudest street names earlier this year.

The lane is in the village of Ludford and reportedly got its name when lad owner John Hands married a girl called Frances.

In those days a lot of people who were called Frances were known as Fanny, and so John named the street after his wife, Fanny Hands.

36) Barff Meadow and Barff Lane

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You'll have to have a strong stomach to live in either of these streets!

These two streets are located in the village of Glentham close to Market Rasen and are residential areas with houses around the £200,000 mark.

35) Claxby Pluckacre

This little hamlet is just four miles away from Horncastle and is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book. Today it is considered a deserted medieval village.

It once had a church which fell down in 1748 and was never re-built

34) Trollope Street

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The street is in the centre of Lincoln and is lined with terraced houses.

According to website Forebears, Trollope is a family name that has been traced back to Lincolnshire and has been spelt a variety of ways including Trowlop, Trolop and Trolhope.

33) Snitterby Sandhayes

Snitterby Sandhayes is in a small rural location close to the village of Snitterby near to Waddingham.

The average house price in the area is around £168,000.

32) Eagle

This village can be found in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 793.

The village has a primary school, post office, village hall, park, nursing home, playing field and pub.

Scholars believe that the name means 'Oak-tree wood or clearing'.

31) Dry Doddington

The village name means the 'dry estate of a man called Dodda'. It is a small village in the north-west of South Kesteven.

Unfortunately despite the name - it does still rain there!

The village is on a small hill called Lincoln Hill and is surrounded by the river Witham to the west and south.

30) Burton Coggles

Full name Burton-le-Coggles this quirkily named small village is just seven miles south of Grantham.

Prince Charles and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall visited the village on November 29 2011 for an hour-long tour of the village.

29) Dyke

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This village which is close to the town of Bourne got its name from its lying on Car Dyke, a once much large Roman ditch, which runs along the Western edge of The Fens.

A new fountain was built on the green in the centre of the village to mark the millennium.

28) Thorpe Latimer

According to Lincs to the past Thorpe Latimer is a deserted settlement.

The name 'Thorpe' refers to a secondary settlement, in this case to Helpringham. The 'Latimer' element is a family name.

27) Tongue End

This small village is situated south of the county in the district of South Holland.

The name is said to refer to the shape of the land between the rivers Glen and Bourne Eau.

It is just four miles from Bourne and six miles from Spalding and according to Wikipedia has a population of just 41.

26) Hop Pole

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This small little hamlet in the South Holland district can be found between Deeping St James and Deeping St Nicholas.

There are approximately 40 homes in Hop Pole around 105 people.

25) Twenty

This numerically named hamlet can be found in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.

It is approximately three miles east from the town of Bourne and five miles from of Spalding with agriculture being the major industry.

24) Pode Hole

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The name is suspected to be a reference to a marshy location and population of frogs and toads.

Pode Hole has one of the earliest rain gauge records of precipitation beginning in 1726.

It is a small village two miles away from Spalding.

23) Cuckoo Bridge

Despite the name the bridge isn't the home of any Cuckoo's.

The area is in Spalding and is in a rural location with a junction also called Cuckoo Bridge cross roads.

22) Cowbit

This threw me a little at first but Cowbit is actually locally pronounced like 'Cubbit'. It is a village in the South Holland district and the population in the 2011 census was 1,220.

The name Cowbit is from old English and means cow enclosure

21) Guthram Gowt

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The word 'gowt' refers to a sluice or outflow. There are several 'gowt' place names on the fens including Anton's Gowt.

Guthram Gowt is a small settlement in the South Holland district of the county, five miles away from both Bourne and Spalding.

20) Shepeau Stow

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This little hamlet can be found right at the bottom south of the county, seven miles East of Spalding.

In 19th century directories it was named 'Shephaystow' and 'Shephay Stowe'.

19) Guy's Head

This is actually a real place, I promise.

This hamlet is in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire close to Sutton Bridge and Long Sutton.

18) Scrane End

This village is located close to Frieston in the Boston Borough.

The typical house prices can range from £650,000 to around £208,000.

17) Bicker

This is a village in the Borough of Boston, it was once on a large tidal inlet known as Bicker Haven.

The old river has shaped the layout of the village, as the roads still follow either side of its winding course.

It is a medieval settlement developed at the head of a water way. However, over the years it gradually silted up and the channel could not be maintained.

16) Dog Dyke

A hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire and is approximately two miles from Tattershall.

The first drainage pump at Dog Dyke was built in 1796 and was wind-powered.

It was replaced in 1856 by the Dog Dyke pumping station which was driven by steam and later by diesel.

15) Well

This is a small estate village south of the town of Alford, it sits just on the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds.

In the 2011 census the population was 166. The village has views of gradually sloping hills towards the west.

14) South and North Cockerington

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Situated in the district of East Lindsey, South Cockerington is approximately four miles East of Louth.

The parish church is a Grade Two listed building dating from the early 14th century.

North Cockerington was formerly known as Cockerington St Mary and the population has fluctuated between 150 and 200 since 1801.

13) Covenham St Bartholomew

This village sounds like something out of a Shakespeare novel.

Covenham St Bartholomew is a village in the East Lindsey district of the county. It is around five miles from Louth.

12) Skendleby Psalter

Situated in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds, Skendleby Psalter is in a very rural location.

House prices range from £147,000 to £355,000.

11) Kingerby

The village is in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire. The village used to have a castle called Kingery Castle which was burnt down in 1216.

The castle was then turned into a manor house, in 1812 the house was demolished and replaced by Kingerby Hall which still stands on the site.

10) Toft Next Newton

Is a civil parish in a rural farming location which also includes Newton by Toft.

According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 522, decreasing to the 457 at the 2011 census.

9) Legsby

Legsby is a small village in the West Lindsey district of the county.

It is approximately 13 miles outside the city of Lincoln and three miles south east from Market Rasen.

8) Holton Cum Beckering

Around the village which is in the West Lindsey District there is evidence of a medieval settlement and possible remains of a moat.

It also has a grade one listed Anglican church.

7) Snelland

This village in West Lindsey once had a railway station. It opened in 1848 and closed again in 1965.

It is also listed in the Domesday Book of 1087 as 'Sneleslunt' with seven households.

It sits just nine miles outside if Lincoln.

6) Brandon

The village in South Kesteven is likely derived in part of the name of the river, and means 'hill by the river Brant'.

The village is part of the parish of Hough on the Hill. A notable building Brandon Old Hall was built in the 16th century.

5) Sots Hole

A small rural hamlet close to Metheringham Fen in Lincolnshire.

It used to be a thriving agricultural community but the development of agricultural mechanisation drove many people away.

4) Martin Dales

In a rural location, Martin Dales is a little village close to Woodhall Spa.

Prices of houses sold there vary from £410,000 to £120,000.

3) Toft Tunnel

This nature reserve is part of the former Bourne-Saxby railway line. The reserve consists of two deep cuttings and the land over the 300m long tunnel.

It's three hectares and has walking trails which can become very wet in winter.

2) Creampoke Crescent

This hilarious road name is in Hemswell Cliff close to Gainsborough in the district of West Lindsey.

The average house price is around £165,000.

1) The Royalty

In a rural location The Royalty is a group of a few houses in the district of East Lindsey.

You could drive straight past and not realise that it's there.