Blushes over rude street name



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Residents in Morda, near Oswestry, are hoping to get the name of their street changed after discovering it has another, rather rude, meaning.

People living in Cae Onnan have discovered that the spelling of the name actually translates into “Sex Act Meadow”.

When spelled with an ‘E’, Cae Onnen means the more innocent Ash Meadow.

Video Journalist Tom Moore went to see what all the fuss was about . . .

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9 Comments

  1. Martin Robinson said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 09:10

    Hehe. will they bend over backwards to change it?

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  2. tony russell from devon said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 09:49

    does this bring a whole new meaning to the name of shrewsbury towns fc former ground oo’er

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  3. Peter said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 09:50

    Presumably from the biblical Onan?
    In which case I could probably find a slightly more specific translation. Something similar to ‘Winker’s Meadow’ perhaps?

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  4. Frequent Visitor said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 11:18

    Given the people I know from Morda, they should probably all be living here.

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  5. Blue Jay said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 12:00

    I have no objections to “sex act meadow” but as a reformed smoker I find Ash Meadow quite offensive.

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  6. Pilch said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 12:00

    Surely this is the name for STFC new stadium? lol

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  7. Paul said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 13:27

    Ha ha ha this what you get when have English people spelling Welsh name places . Perhaps we need more of it ? LOL .

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  8. unibong said: Nov 23rd, 2007 at 19:05

    in reply to paul..its probably a dyslexic taff in sitting in a council yard in wrexham.,oh and just to say isnt oswestry on the ENGLISH SIDE of the border..or have you nicked that as well

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  9. angus said: Nov 25th, 2007 at 08:47

    East Lulworth Dorset we got a Hamlet called ‘Shaggs’ nicest place ever,

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