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Funny street names (Gallery)
This is a pretty memorable one! Long Tongue Scrog Lane in Houses Hill. (Image: Google)1 of 26 
Bean Street in Elland - could it have taken its name from a famous person, a bean seller, a tin of the baked variety? (Image: Google)2 of 26 
Bog Green Lane in Upper Heaton - sounds watery!3 of 26 ![]()
Friendly Street in Huddersfield town centre looks pretty quiet. You can also find Bent Street, Crabby Lane and Primitive Street in the town centre. (Image: Google)4 of 26 ![]()
Dog Kennel Bank in Aspley raised a couple of smiles. (Image: Google)5 of 26 ![]()
Viking Avenue, Emley. Hagg Hill and Leisure Lane can also be found in the village. (Image: Google)6 of 26 ![]()
Back O'Wall in in Slaithwaite is literally at the back of a wall! There's also Back o'Dam and Kitchen Fold in the village. (Image: Google)7 of 26 ![]()
Deadmanstone in Berry Brow. It was originally known as Dudmanstone and in 1584 the Dudmanstone estate belonged to the Lockwood family. (Image: Google)8 of 26 ![]()
Bendigo Road in Dewsbury is actually pretty straight! There's also Chickenley Lane and Doubting Lane in Dewsbury. (Image: Google)9 of 26 ![]()
Cheese Gate Nab Side, Hepworth. (Image: Google)10 of 26 ![]()
Clog Sole Road, Brighouse. There are many unusual street names in Brighouse, including Bonegate Road, Brick and Tile Terrace, Wet Shod Lane and Ye Farre Close. (Image: Google)11 of 26 ![]()
Beast Market in Huddersfield now... (Image: Google)12 of 26 ![]()
and Beast Market then. (Image: Tolson Museum)13 of 26 ![]()
Mucky Lane in Elland looks pretty clean these days. (Image: Google)14 of 26 ![]()
Jail Road, Batley, where a debtors' jail stood in the 17th century. There's also Grace Leather Road and Technology Drive in Batley. (Image: Google)15 of 26 ![]()
Paris in Scholes - local legend states a man called William Goddard married a French woman in 1790 and named his house Paris for her. Later the whole road became known as Paris. (Image: Google)16 of 26 ![]()
Granny Lane, Mirfield - popular with pensioners? You can also find Pratt Lane, Hagg Lane, Mouse Hole Lane, Portal Drive and Slipper Lane in the town. (Image: Google)17 of 26 ![]()
Moles Head, Golcar, where there's also a street called Vineyard. (Image: Google)18 of 26 ![]()
Rumble Road, Dewsbury, looks quite smooth! (Image: Google)19 of 26 ![]()
Solid, Lockwood - this street could have got its name from willow trees which once grew nearby. There's also a Bunny Park in Lockwood. (Image: Google)20 of 26 ![]()
Old Earth, Elland - once just an unmade road. (Image: Google)21 of 26 ![]()
Primitive Street, Huddersfield town centre. (Image: Google)22 of 26 ![]()
Turnip Lane, Dewsbury - probably named after turnip fields. (Image: Google)23 of 26 ![]()
Catherine Slack, Brighouse - Slack is an old Norse word for Valley. (Image: Google)24 of 26 ![]()
Threadneedle Street probably took its name from the street in London where the Bank of England is housed. (Image: Google)25 of 26 ![]()
Tubby Lane, Huddersfield - actually looks pretty narrow! (Image: Google)26 of 26
