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 …
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
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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@caitlinrgreen Always causes much merriment on Shrewsbury historical tours ...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@joannalayton I can imagine!
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