A village in Dorset, featured in Thomas Hardy novels as “Weatherbury”.
Puddletown
😄 Why It's Funny
A town of puddles sounds constantly wet and muddy, though it's actually sanitized from 'Piddletown'.
📍 Location
A village in Dorset near Dorchester
Etymology & History
From the River Piddle (from Old English 'pidele' - marsh). Originally 'Piddletown', sanitized to 'Puddletown'.