Wyre Piddle - was for many years just called Wyre until the petrol station decided they could sell more by putting up a sign harking back to pre-Victorian prudishness. "Wyre Piddle filling station". Piddle means marsh or shallow water cf puddle. There was an unsuccessful winery in North Piddle not far away - Chateau Piddle was memorable but not saleable. And since the 60's I have been looking for an area called Piddle in the Hole near Bromyard - one of those cartographers ghosts I now realise - proving they have a sense of humour.

Near where I now live there is a village called Nympsfield and I swear onother roadsign has only appeared in the last 10 years there. For a hamlet rejoicing in the name Cockadilly not a mile way. In fact years ago I sent a postcard back to work saying "camping in Nympsfield - 'scuse shaky handwriting".


The early episodes of Cagney & Lacey used an intro sequence that finished with a shot of a bridge that had a sign on it (and was it real?) that said "entering Queens"

Loved the song.......