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Shitterton

Shitterton
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About Shitterton

Shitterton is a hamlet in Bere Regis, Dorset, England. It includes a collection of historic thatched buildings dating back to the 18th century and earlier. Its name dates back at least to the eleventh century and means "farmstead on the stream used as an open sewer". Shitterton has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names because it has "shit" in its name.

On the show โ€” 9 mentions total

In the village of Shitterton, there's a thatched wall.

from No Such Thing As A Dinosaur For Goldilocks, 2021-05-07 at 00:11:51 ยท read transcript

Other times Shitterton came up

  1. If Jurassic Park happened, as in if we managed to clone dinosaurs and create a big park where they hung out, would you visit? Yes. Of course. I've got a thatched wall to see in Shitterton, but after I finished with that, yes. I'm trying to close a deal on a chest, but when I've got that sorted. I get it. You've all got lives to lead.

    No Such Thing As A Dinosaur For Goldilocks, 2021-05-07 ยท listen

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Coordinates: 50.7547, -2.2279

Thoughts on this place?

๐ŸŸ Reel me another one ยท โ† Back to the map