Saturday 18 August 2012

Darlington and Stockton Times 17th August 2012
Crackpot is 7th in a poll of Britain's most unfortunate place names.
The name derives from the Old English "Kraka" , a crow, and the Viking word "Pot" meaning deep hole.  In the case of Crackpot it refers to a rift in the limestone.
Top of the list was Shitterton in Dorset, followed by Scratchy Bottom also in Dorset and Brokenwind in Aberdeenshire!

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