Most of the street names we’ve become accustomed to seeing have their roots in medieval times and, as a result, some have not aged too well. Sheffield has many eyebrow-raising street names such as Dead Man’s Hole Lane in Tinsley.
Here’s 11 of the strangest street names in and around Sheffield. Have we missed any?
![Again, just a bit of a strange one rather than rude. It has been suggested that Balaclava Road in Neepsend got its name from the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 during the Crimean War - there were soldiers' barracks nearby.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzN2YzMTExLWJiYTktNGViMy04OTg3LTg2YTIwZmE3ZDQ2Yzo2ZGQ2ZWU4ZC1hZjM0LTRjMTAtODBjOS1hNWYwODk1NjhhZjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Balaclava Road
Again, just a bit of a strange one rather than rude. It has been suggested that Balaclava Road in Neepsend got its name from the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 during the Crimean War - there were soldiers' barracks nearby. Photo: Google
![In Olde English, SIbbering means something along the lines of ‘Bold victory’. Make of that what you will. Sibbering Row is in Deepcar, Sheffield.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1Y2I4ZjBiLTNhNWMtNGYzNC1iNmFlLWQwYjRiY2I2MmVjNzoxN2Y5MGY2NS1hNjc5LTQ3MzEtYjdmZi1kZTI4ZTlmMDIxNWY=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Sibbering Row
In Olde English, SIbbering means something along the lines of ‘Bold victory’. Make of that what you will. Sibbering Row is in Deepcar, Sheffield. Photo: Google
![Again, no idea how this place got its name. Maybe they just love lunchtime?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk2ZTU4Y2QzLTI1OWQtNDBiMy1hMTQxLWE4YjVjZGRjMDRlMTozOWY2NjdiYy02YmI1LTQxNzgtOWVhNy0wODkyMzU1YzhhYmY=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Twelve O’Clock Court
Again, no idea how this place got its name. Maybe they just love lunchtime? Photo: Google
![Much tamer than most of the names on list, just a bit of a weird one really. Unsurprisingly, no frogs have actually walked down this road (that we know of!). Frog Walk is in the Sharrow Vale area of Sheffield](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJlMGU5MzI0LWEwODgtNGM5Yi1hNTA0LWI5NmIyZjA1YzBjMjpiZGRmMmE5MS05MGVhLTRkNzEtOWE5OS04Y2I1YTRiOWI3MDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Frog Walk
Much tamer than most of the names on list, just a bit of a weird one really. Unsurprisingly, no frogs have actually walked down this road (that we know of!). Frog Walk is in the Sharrow Vale area of Sheffield Photo: Dean Atkins