Grope Lane does, of course, mean pretty much what you'd expect! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5864981/Street-names-date-back-to-brothels-and-red-light-districts.html …
Shrewsbury's Grope Lane, shown on map in last RT, was originally 'Gropecountelane' (1304)...even less ambiguity! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gropecunt_Lane …
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For more, see [NSFW?] Briggs, 'OE and ME cunte in place-names', Jnl English Place-Name Society, 2009: (link to PDF) http://keithbriggs.info/documents/Briggs_cunte_offprint_JEPNS_41.pdf …
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@caitlinrgreen Always causes much merriment on Shrewsbury historical tours ... -
@joannalayton I can imagine!
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