A historical street name that existed in various medieval English towns.
Grope Lane
😄 Why It's Funny
'Grope' means to touch sexually, making the street name explicitly suggestive of its historic red-light district status.
📍 Location
A place in Shropshire
Etymology & History
Medieval euphemism for streets where prostitutes worked. 'Grope' comes from the activities that occurred there. Many were later renamed to avoid embarrassment.