Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Tim Hanlon

'We live in village with Britain's rudest name and fed up of being the butt of jokes'

Residents of a village with the rudest names in the UK have told how a group of lads “put chains” around a sign and tried to steal it as they deal daily with being the butt of people’s jokes, it is reported.

For people living in the village of Cocks, in Cornwall, the jokes have been running thin as they have to put up with innuendo and graffiti.

And it even led to the local council looking at extreme methods to tackle the problem like changing the name to Cox and that plan led to a backlash from residents.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.