Sheffield place names: 10 bizarre and funny Sheffield place names that make people look twice
David Kessen
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Our gallery shows some of shop and place names in Sheffield which will have you looking twice (Photo: Submitted)
Either way, the names of this selection of Sheffield businesses and street names show some of the names in the city that are often talking points among those who see them for the first time.
So many streets and businesses have completely unexceptional names – but every so often a sign catches the eye that is bound to raise a smile or trigger a double-take.
Here are 10 of the funniest roads and shops in Sheffield.
The Pukka Pies-sponsored England Band outside New Cod On The Block at Commonside, Sheffield. It's been open for more than a decade now but this chippy at Commonside must have one of the best shop names in Sheffield - plus its food has an excellent reputation. (Photo: Steve Parkin)
Letsby Avenue is the home of South Yorkshire Police's Operations Complex in Tinsley, and got its name in 2000 as the result of a property developer's joke - a play on the phrase 'lets be 'avin' you' that's indelibly linked with beat bobbies. The council sent the police force a consultation form and senior officers gave the nod. (Photo: Google)
Wok This Way, a Chinese takeaway on Howard Road in Walkley that is part of a Yorkshire-wide chain, immediately brings to mind the hit rap-rock song Walk This Way by Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. There is another Sheffield takeaway called Wok This Way in Ranmoor. (Photo: Google)
There used to be a pub called the Plumpers Inn near this spot in Tinsley. (Photo: Google)
The queasy name of this street - between Ranmoor and Sandygate - is derived from the area called Carre Sick, meaning a marshy area with a stream running through it, sick being the old word for a stream or ditch. (Photo: Google)
This chip shop with a punning name can be found on London Road. (Photo: Google)
This hair salon on Ecclesall Road was established in 1987. (Photo: Google)
It has been suggested that Balaclava Road in Neepsend got its name from the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 during the Crimean War - there were soldiers' barracks nearby. (Photo: Google)
This charming name - which brings to mind fetes, cakes and street parties - is worn by a street in Norton. (Photo: Google)
Hair salons must lend themselves to amusing names - Nutt Case is on Handsworth Road. (Photo: Google)
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