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I have put my old atlas away, but....
I liked these!
Barton in the Beans.
Cricket St Thomas, Somerset.
Friendly, Yorkshire.
Halfpenny, Cumbria.
London Apprentice, Cornwall.
Elephant and Castle, London.
Ramsey Forty Foot, Cambs.
Quaking Houses, Durham.
Once Brewed, Northumbria,
Zeal Monachorum, Oxfordshire.
And many, many, more!

hi rusty
Seeing as no one has explained Piddletrenthide for you, it is names the River Piddle which runs through the village. Trenthide means that the village had "thirty hides" (a hide being an old unit of land sufficient for one household to live off ) .To explain hide is complicated, so I suggest googling hide(unit)
I have happy memories of being driven around all the "Piddle" and "Puddle" villages in my Dad's 1932 Austin 10. He didn't sell it until the 1950's and was very sad to see it go but there were a lot of problems with fumes coming into the car (or something similar)

typo: it is named after the River Piddle......

re previous two posts:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Piddle

Splendid, Jazzgirl!
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to explain things!
I am fascinated by old names and whence they came!
Fumes coming into a car is not good.
I have had both exhaust fumes, and petrol fumes coming into cars I had. Not healthy at all!

Elephant and Castle got it's name because it was the badge of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers. They used ivory as knife handles, hence the elephant connection. The castle was actually a Howdah, but people saw it as a castle.

Hi, Rusty/!
We have had a lovely day at St. Katharine's Docks with our (elder) daughter and the two boys!
I think the name came from a former hospital called St. Katharine's by the Tower, which used to stand on the site.
Although we chose to approach by mainline train and then tube to Tower Hill, it is also possible to get there partially by train and then by pleasure cruiser on the Thames, landing at St Katharine's Pier, from which you can access the docks.
The docks used to be a commercial area, but have since been transformed into an elegant marina (with exceedingly expensive yachts and cabin cruisers moored there) plus shops, restaurants and a pub.
We had lunch at one of these restaurants, overlooking the boats, with our younger daughter (on her lunch break!) Very swish!!
The boys had a great time choosing which boat they would like to own!!
St Katharine's Docks are close by the Tower of London, and it is possible to get quite a good view of the Tower simply by walking around outside the walls. The boys were fascinated, so a visit to the Tower of London is on the agenda when they next come to stay with us! (I wonder how many ravens we shall see?)
What have you been doing today?

Good evening, Elle!
That seems seems to have been a smashing day out!
I had a look at the Dock on Internet and it looks helluva swish!
A great idea meeting up with your younger daughter too! Did you have a bacon roll?
The cafe I sometimes go to, the Horn (15 rasher roll) was on Radio Scotland today. But, I forgot to tune in!
I had on RTE Radio instead.
Have you made plans for tomorrow yet?
Not much happened in my world today.
Meeting two of my grandgirls tomorrow, though.
I had a light jacket on today, first time for months.
Is Autumn approaching?

Jazzgirl, I've been reading your link to the River Piddle.
Very interesting, both the name and the Victorians attitude to it!
I have found a Tongue of Gangsta on Orkney!

Hi elle
Glad you had a good day out,the weatheer here has been awful pouring rain and dull sky St Swithins has kept his curse on the town uptil now,went to the hairdressers it was dry left pouring rain with no brolly or coat.Some summer we are having