Places that are in the wrong country

[JohnM]

Every time I hear someone has climbed Kilimanjaro, I wonder why they are in Africa. Kilimanjaro sounds to me that it should be in Japan. 

Just passed Ecclefechan in the Scottish Borders. It should be in Wales, surely. 

And Billericay really belongs in Ireland. 

Any other examples? 

[JonM]

43 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Just passed Ecclefechan in the Scottish Borders. It should be in Wales, surely. 

Fairly sure the placename would be from Brittonic rather than Gaelic (meaning little church, or something like that), so that makes sense. I suppose Pen-Y-Ghent in Yorkshire is similar.

Dunkirk should be in Scotland, not France.

[Mumby Magic]

Middlesborough should be in Russia next to Chernobyl.

[Northern Eel]

For obvious reasons, Godmanchester seems misplaced. 

Further afield, Strasbourg feels like it is on the wrong side of the French/German border.

[JohnM]

6 minutes ago, Northern Eel said:

For obvious reasons, Godmanchester seems misplaced. 

Further afield, Strasbourg feels like it is on the wrong side of the French/German border.

I think it has been, from time to time. 

[Bleep1673]

55 minutes ago, JohnM said:

I think it has been, from time to time. 

Such as Alsace, and plenty of other places, such as Berwick. And plenty of Welsh & English Border towns, Ireland is a barrel of snakes, always France, Belgium, Netherlands borders

[Bleep1673]

Bob8 will fill in more details about boundaries in Scandi areas than I can, but those borders are more flexible than an ice flow.

[DavidM]

3 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

Ireland is a barrel of snakes,

St Patrick didn’t really do his job as well as history tells us then 

[Bleep1673]

Norwege, Sverige, Soumi, Dansk borders are dodgy at the best of times.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

1 hour ago, Northern Eel said:

A. For obvious reasons, Godmanchester seems misplaced. 

B. Further afield, Strasbourg feels like it is on the wrong side of the French/German border.

A. aka Manchester Cathedral, maybe?

B. I imagine it has been both sides at various times, but stand to be corrected.

[Bleep1673]

49 minutes ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

A. aka Manchester Cathedral, maybe?

B. I imagine it has been both sides at various times, but stand to be corrected.

No, Manchester Cathedral was always on the East side of the Irwell, Salford's was always on the correct side..

As was Swinton Town Hall, until it was robbed & Raped & kidnapped in 1973

[Exiled Townie]

Always thought St Ippolyts should be in Greece, not Hertfordshire, and Wankhed could be universal,  not a small village in India.

[Bleep1673]

Always thought Aruba should be in the Caribbean, and not in the Netherlands

[The Hallucinating Goose]

1 hour ago, JohnM said:

I think it has been, from time to time. 

Indeed, Strasbourg was a free city within the Holy Roman Empire until the 17th century when it was annexed by France and was of course reoccupied by Germany during the Second World War. 

Historians like to say that 3 of the most Germanic cities in the world are in fact not in Germany, those being Strasbourg, Vienna and Prague. 

[Futtocks]

Wombleton is in Yorkshire, but should be closer to Wimbledon Common.

And, referencing another thread, Fryupdale, Eggborough, Thornton-le-Beans, Mushroom Green, Baconsthorpe and Towcester should be closer together than they are.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

The tiny hamlet of Twatt in Orkney should be in East Hull. 

[Exiled Townie]

6 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

And, referencing another thread, Fryupdale, Eggborough, Thornton-le-Beans, Mushroom Green, Baconsthorpe and Towcester should be closer together than they are.

But nowhere near HASHtown and BROWNsville, USA.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Ones that come to mind straight away are Leeds Castle and Bolton Abbey, they seem to have got a bit lost at some time. 

Interesting thread, I'll have a proper think rather than making rude jokes like I did above. 

[Futtocks]

Plenty of places in the North-East of England with Scandinavian names, thanks to overseas visits from hairy chaps in horny* hats.

*yes, I know, the Vikings didn't have horned helmets.

[DavidM]

13 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Ones that come to mind straight away are Leeds Castle and Bolton Abbey, they seem to have got a bit lost at some time. 

Interesting thread, I'll have a proper think rather than making rude jokes like I did above. 

No , keep making rude jokes 

[Futtocks]

4 minutes ago, DavidM said:

No , keep making rude jokes 

If it helps, I have actually been to Wetwang. And Anus. But not Cockermouth.

[DavidM]

8 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

If it helps, I have actually been to Wetwang. And Anus. But not Cockermouth.

We’ve got those covered between us then

[Padge]

Why is Thirsk not in Scotland?

[Futtocks]

We had a Hungarian family visit us years ago, and they loved the signpost on the Scarborough road outside Helmsley that says Harome 2. Because in Hungarian, "harom" means three.

Hey, when you're living behind the iron curtain, you have to take your laughs where you can.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

The tiny hamlet of Twatt in Orkney should be in East Hull. 

There is a Twatt in Shetland too...if you see what I mean!