Ever wondered the story behind the name of where you live? Greater Manchester is full of towns and villages with unusual names that range from the hilariously rude to the impossible to pronounce.
Ramsbottom or Chorlton-cum-Hardy have long been the butt of jokes while outsiders often struggle to get their mouths around Blackley or Besses o'th' Barn. But how did they get those names in the first place, and what do they actually mean?
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