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Crackpot and Blubberhouses: Odd names explained

Where do Crackpot, Blubberhouses, Sexhow and the River Ouse get their names? Antony Collins investigates the stories behind North Yorkshire's strangest place names.

Where do Crackpot, Blubberhouses, Sexhow and the River Ouse get their names? Antony Collins investigates the stories behind North Yorkshire's strangest place names with Alexandra Medcalf, an archivist who worked on The Yorkshire Historical Dictionary.

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