Puddletown

Puddletown

A village in Dorset, featured in Thomas Hardy novels as “Weatherbury”.

😄 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'.

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