QB - I suspect it was changed to Archers Way 'cos of all of the Long Bowmen who used to shoot their arrows from the nearby castle.

I always thought Thong in Kent was a bit of an unfortunate place name

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Many years ago when I was a keen cyclist the hall where the W.I. met was also used as an event H.Q. for time trial meetings. Of course there was a notice board up for the Ugeley W.I. which obviously was the subject of great mirth to the cyclists. Us young ones at the time were easily amused.

I used to live, and serve in Dorset, which is rich in quirky names, the river "Piddle" and its villages etc. See

Dorset names of villages

A few odd ones on this forum.

http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/placenames.htm