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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 · 9 mentions total

In the Dorset village of Shitterton there is a thatched wall, basically a wall covered in a thatched roof all the way along.

from 372: No Such Thing As A Dinosaur For Goldilocks · read transcript

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Coordinates: 50.7547, -2.2279

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