Titty Ho

Titty Ho
Street sign for Titty Ho
Titty Ho Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP992723
Civil parish	Raunds
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wellingborough
Postcode district	NN9
Dialling code	01933
UK Parliament	Corby and East Northamptonshire
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°20′24″N0°32′41″W / 52.33994°N 0.54469°W / 52.33994; -0.54469

Titty Ho is a road and surrounding area in the south of Raunds, a market town in Northamptonshire. It gained internet notoriety in the late 2010s for having a name considered unusual. The borders of Titty Ho are not defined.

Name

Titty Ho is famous for its name, which includes the vulgar slang term for breast, titty. The etymology of the area is relatively unknown. It appeared in the 2005 book Rude Britain that highlights the "100 rudest place names in Britain" which notes that "Titty" may refer to the bird or to a family surname, and that "Ho" may be an abbreviation of the word house, despite the word "Ho!" found in another English place name. ^[1] The book additionally notes that the 'village' of Titty Ho appeared in the Channel 4 show Time Team in 2003. ^[1]

Titty Ho appears in press and tabloids due to its name. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It has been featured in The Telegraph, The New York Times and BBC News. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

In 2021, Oxfordshire resident Paul Taylor visited Titty Ho on his moped trip through the most unusually-named places in England and Scotland, a fundraiser for the Institute of Cancer Research that started in Shitterton and included destinations such as Pity Me and Dull, Perth and Kinross. ^[9]

References

1. Bailey, Rob; Hurst, Ed (2005). Rude Britain: 100 rudest place names in Britain. Boxtree. p. 88. ISBN   0-7522-2581-2.
2. "Raunds road included in list of UK's silliest street names". Northamptonshire Telegraph . 6 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
3. Shaw, Neil (5 December 2019). "35 funniest, rudest and silliest street names in the UK". Wales Online . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
4. Ikonen, Charlotte (7 December 2019). "Christmas Pie Avenue and Spanker Lane: 35 of the UK's silliest street names". The Argus . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
5. Warner, Matt (5 December 2025). "Wrexham's Cock Bank Lane and Butts Hill Court miss out on list of UK's silliest street names". the Leader . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
6. Smith, Sophie (30 September 2017). "'Dumb Womans Lane' and 'Titty Ho': The streets where it's four times harder for owners to sell their homes". The Telegraph . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
7. Lyall, Sarah (22 January 2009). "No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else". The New York Times . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
8. Warren, Tom (7 January 2009). "'Rude' English streets defended". BBC News . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
9. "UK's rude place names to be toured by man on moped". BBC News . 16 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2025.