What Greater Manchester's most unusual place names really mean
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEver 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? READ MORE: 'I've matched 800 couples - this is how long it takes to find love' Altrincham - Altrincham’s name comes from the old English word Aldringeham, meaning the homestead of Aldhere’s people.
It's not actually clear who Aldhere was, but the spelling of the town's name was clearly open to interpretation for some time.
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