# List of British regional nicknames

In addition to formal demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different settlements and regions of the United Kingdom. For example, natives and residents of Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are most commonly referred to as Scousers (after their local dish). Some, but not all, of these nicknames may be derogatory -especially those exchanged by post-industrial towns too close to each other. Many derive from sports clubs, especially football ones. Involved demonyms tend to attract offensive parodies, for example "Bumholian" for "Dundonian" (an inhabitant of Dundee). Owing to the oral nature of the tradition, much of it (but not all) lower-class, citations are haphazard.

## A - B
### Aberdeen

    Aberdonians (demonym), Dorics, Donians (Aberdeen F. C. football team are nicknamed The Dons), Sheep-shaggers (pejorative)

### Abingdon-on-Thames

    Abos

### Accrington

    Akkies, Ringpieces (pejorative)

### Acle

    Asses

### Aldeburgh

    Old-buggers

### Aldershot

    All-the-Shit (collective, pejorative)

### Alnwick

    Manics

### Alston

    Lead-diggers (after the old lead-mining industry), All-stoners

### Alton

    Brewers (after the former industry)

### Amersham

    Magpies, Maggots (from Amersham Town F. C. football club)

### Arbroath

    Red Lichties, Lichties, Codheids

### Arundel

    Mullets

### Ascot

    Cottagers, Arse-Caught-s (pejorative, mocking the "refined" accent)

### Ash, Surrey

    Urns

### Ashford, Kent

    Slashers

### Ashton-under-Lyme

    Flashers (pejorative)

### Atherstone

    Blatherers (pejorative)

### Aylesbury

    Duck-botherers (from the Aylesbury duck breed)

### Ayr

    Ayr-souls (pejorative)

### Bacup

    Buttercups, Turd-bakers (pejorative)

### Bagshot

    Shag-bots, Shitbags (pejorative)

### Bakewell

    Tarts (see Bakewell tart)

### Baldock

    Baldricks (pejorative, after a scruffy little side-kick in the sitcom Blackadder)

### Bamber Bridge

    Bum Boys (pejorative, and very offensive nowadays)

### Banbury

    Bandies, Bangers

### Barking

    Pooches, Mads

### Barnsley

    Barnzolians (demonym), Bumholians, Tykes, Colliers (a former mining community), Dingles (pejorative, by people from Sheffield)

### Barnstaple

    Barneys (pejorative when alluding to Barney Rubble of the Flintstones)

### Barrow in Furness

    Barrovians (demonym), Wheelbarrows, Shipbuilders, Basras

### Basildon

    Basras, Basghanistanis

### Basingstoke

    Amazingstokers, Bas Vegans (after Las Vegas), Basingjokers, Stokies

### Batley

    Dingbats, Batshit Crazies (pejorative)

### Barnoldswick

    Barlickers, Bollockers, Bunglesnatchers, Bimwits (pejorative)

### Bath

    Bathonians (demonym), Tubbies, Spiders (pejorative)

### Beccles

    Becklers

### Bedford

    Vans (after Bedford Vehicles), Bedbugs, Bedpans (pejorative, but the town's railway to London used to be called that)

### Bedworth

    Layabouts, Bedsores (pejorative)

### Belfast

    McCooeys (from a radio series featuring a family of that name), Dunchers (refers to a type of cap)

### Berkhamsted

    Berkies, Berks (pejorative, from rhyming slang Berkeley Hunt)

### Berwick-upon-Tweed

    Tweedsiders, Wee Gers (from the football club, Berwick Rangers F. C.), Smacks (refers to a type of boat)

### Beverley

    Bevsters, Hillbillies (after the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom), Beavers, Beaver-lickers (pejorative)

### Bexhill-on-Sea

    Sick-Beckies-on-Coke

### Bicester

    Bizzies, Bisexuals, Bi's

### Bideford

    Biddies, Little Whiteys (from the town’s nickname “Little White Town”, falsely deprecated owing to apparent racist connotation)

### Biggar

    Bigfoots

### Biggleswade

    Biggies, Big-uns, Waders (from Biggleswade Town F. C.)

### Billericay

    Bilbos (see Bilbo Baggins)

### Bilston

    Billies, Stoned Billies

### Bingley

    Bingles, Binners, Bing-Bongs

### Birchington-on-Sea

    Masochists

### Birkenhead

    Birkos, One-eyes, Plastic Scousers (or Plazzies)

### Birmingham

    Brummies

### Bishops Castle

    Pissed-up Arseholes (pejorative)

### Bishops Waltham

    Piss-up Wallies (pejorative)

### Bishops Stortford

    Extorters

### Bispham

    Spammers

### Bix

    Bikkies, Biscuits

### Black Country

    Yam Yams, Nineheads

### Blackburn

    Dodos, Sooties, Horse Botherers (pejorative, by people from Burnley and other Lancashire towns, after bestiality convictions)

### Blackpool

    Blackpudlians (demonym), Black Puddings, Sand Grown 'Uns, Seasiders, Donkey Lashers / Botherers (the town has been rumoured to feature a donkey brothel)

### Bloxwich

    Bollockers

### Blyth

    Sparts (after the Blyth Spartans A. F. C. football club), Blitherers

### Bognor Regis

    Boggers, Bog Buggers (pejorative, alludes to the last words of King George V)

### Bolton

    Trotters (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bolton and surrounding area), Noblot (collective noun, anagram for Bolton)

### Bo'ness

    Bo'neds (pejorative)

### Bootle

    Bootlickers, Bugs-in-Clogs

### Borehamwood

    Boring-Woodworms

### Boston

    Stumpies (see St Botolph's Church, Boston)

### Bourne, Lincolnshire

    Bourne-Deads (pejorative)

### Bournemouth

    Bomos, Coffin Dodgers (due its popularity as a retirement area), Porners (pejorative)

### Brackley

    Bracklings

### Bracknell

    Brackens, Cracknellers (pejorative, alluding to crack cocaine)

### Bradford

    Bradfordians (demonym), Bradistanis (pejorative), Bakrichodan (by South Asians from other places, can vary according to language)

### Bradford-on-Avon

    Gudgeons

### Braintree

    B-towners, Brain-deads (pejorative)

### Bramley

    Villagers (by people from other areas of Leeds), Apples

### Brentwood

    Brenterz

### Bridgwater

    Smellophaners

### Bridlington

    Briddlies

### Bridport

    Ropeys (after the former rope-making industry), Silly Bees (from the Bridport F. C. football club)

### Brierfield

    Pricklies

### Brighton

    Brightonian - pronounced Bri-tonian, Jugs (archaic), Las-Gayvans (after Las Vegas; there are other nicknames alluding to the city's large gay community which are homophobic and offensive)

### Brill

    Brillbillies

### Bristol

    Bristolians, Brizzlies, Wurzels, Piss-tools (pejorative)

### Britain

    Limeys in Canada and the United States : Pommies in Australia and New Zealand : Les Rosbifs in France
    Tommy, Island Monkey in Germany

### Broadstairs

    Bradstows (former name)

### Bromsgrove

    Grovellers

### Bromyard

    Yardies, Yardbirds

### Buckie

    Blethers, Tonics (from Buckfast Tonic Wine)

### Buckingham

    Pig-botherers (“fucking ham”)

### Budleigh Salterton

    Buddies, Sex-Buddies (pejorative)

### Buildwas

    Builders, Cowboy-Builders (pejorative)

### Bulwell

    Bullwinkles (pejorative when applied to the womenfolk, see Bullwinkle J. Moose)

### Bungay

    Bungholes

### Buntingford

    Buntys, Bunnies, Rabbits

### Burford

    Burps-and-farts

### Burgess Hill

    Buggers-Holes

### Burgh le Marsh

    Burglers

### Burnham-on-Crouch

    Burning-Crotches

### Burnley

    Burnleyites (demonym), Yorkies, Dingles (pejorative, by people from other Lancashire towns, notably Blackburn. From a family in the Emmerdale soap opera, set in Yorkshire)

### Burton upon Trent

    Brewers (from town’s dominant industry), Burbles

### Bury

    Shakers (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bury and surrounding area)

### Bury St Edmunds

    Teddies

### Bushey

    Pubics

### Buxton

    Buggy-Stoners

## C - D
### Caernarfon

    Cofi

### Caithness

    Gallach

### Calne

    Lilywhites (from Calne Town F. C. football club), Sausages (from former industry); acronym CALNE Cocks Always Limp, Never Erect

### Camberley

    Cambos, Cam-pros

### Cambridge

    Camshafts, Fenners, Swamp People

### Cannock

    Cannots

### Canterbury

    Turbos, Scammers (the city depends on income from tourists)

### Cardiff

    Diffies, Bluebirds (from Cardiff City F. C. football club)

### Carlisle

    Carlers, Gypsies

### Castleford

    Arsehole-fodder (collective, pejorative, means “toilet paper”)

### Ceredigion

    Cardi

### Chard

    Beets (from Chard, the vegetable)

### Chatteris

    Chatterboxes, Gobshites

### Chatham

    Chavs

### Chelmsford

    Chelmos

### Cheltenham

    Nammers

### Chesham

    Chezzies, Chezz (collective, from old pronunciation), Chezz-puffs (pejorative, alludes to cheese puffs)

### Chester

    Cestrians, Chezzies, Incestrians (pejorative, the etymology is false which derives "incest" from the Latin "In Cestria" meaning "What goes on in Chester")

### Chester-le-Street

    Chezzie-la-Rues (alludes to Danny La Rue; "Rue" is French for "street")

### Chesterfield

    Spireites, Chessies, Losers, Pet-Eaters, Arthur’s Little Lemmings – last three offensive, linked to the divisions during the UK miners' strike (1984–1985). “Arthur” is Arthur Scargill. See Mansfield.

### Chew Magna

    Maggot Munchers

### Chichester

    Chis (long i), Chitterlings, Chi-chis (pejorative)

### Chippenham

    Ham-and-Chips, Washbasins (from town nickname of Little Bath)

### Chipping Norton

    Chippies, Chipsticks, Greasy Chippies (pejorative), Gnaw-tongues

### Chipping Sodbury

    Sodding Chippies

### Chorley

    Charladies

### Chorleywood

    Charley Wouldn'ts

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

    Cum-hardlies (pejorative)

### Cinderford

    Sinners, Cinderellas

### Cirencester

    Sirens

### Clacton-on-Sea

    Clackers, Clicketty-Clacks

### Cleethorpes

    Meggies

### Cleobury Mortimer

    Clomos

### Clevedon

    Clefts

### Clun

    Clungies

### Clydebank

    Bankies, Boakies

### Clitheroe

    Clitherovians (demonym), Clit-Heroes (pejorative)

### Coalville

    Coalvillers, Hole-fillers

### Cockermouth

    Cockermouthers -an offensive nickname replaces "er" with "in"

### Colchester

    Colchies, Romans, Camuloonies, Steamies, Castlers, Cross 'n' Crowners (after Colchester's coat of arms).

### Colerne

    Hoof-polishers

### Colne

    Colons (pejorative if an allusion to the large intestine is intended)

### Congleton

    Beartowners, Congos

### Consett

    Rusties (from former steel industry)

### Cookham

    Cookies, Cookie-Crumbs

### Copthorne

    Yellow-bellies

### Corby

    Cobras, Plastic Jocks (the new town was populated by Scottish immigrants)

### Corfe Castle

    Coarse Arseholes

### Cornwall

    Kernowicks, Merry-Jacks, Mera-Jacks, Uncle Jacks or Cousin Jacks (when abroad).

### Coupar Angus

    Cowpat Funguses

### Coventry

    Peeping-Toms, Covids (pejorative)

### Cowes

    Monkeys, Boat-Monkeys (East Cowes is Monkey Town)

### Cramlington

    Cramps

### Crawley

    Creepy Crawlies, Insects

### Crewe

    Croutons, Trackies, Trainers (from the town’s railway industry)

### Crewkerne

    Crooks

### Cromer

    Crabs

### Crosby

    Crockys, Crozzers

### Crowborough

    Corvids

### Crediton

    Cruddy Creddies

### Cuckfield

    Cuckolds

### Dagenham

    The Nam (collective), Dags

### Darlaston

    Darlos, Daleks

### Darlington

    Quakers (from the football club Darlington F. C.), Darloids, DCs, Monte Darloes

### Dartmouth

    Dirt-mos

### Darwen

    Darreners (from old pronunciation)

### Daventry

    Daves, Deevos-in-trees

### Denton

    Hatters (from former industry), Dentists

### Derby

    Derbians, Bockers, Rams, Sheep Shaggers (from Derby County F. C. football club)

### Desborough

    Desperates

### Devizes

    Deevos, Devices

### Devon

    Janners, Devos (pejorative when pronounced with a long "e")

### Dewsbury

    Ragpickers (after the former shoddy industry)

### Didcot

    Dead Cats, Diddlers (pejorative)

### Dingwall

    Gadgies, Gudgies

### Diss

    Dissenters, Diss-entery (collective, pejorative)

### Doncaster

    Donnies, Flatlanders (especially by people from Sheffield), Knights (from the Doncaster Knights rugby club), Doleites (pejorative)

### Dorchester

    Magpies (from the Dorchester Town F. C. football club), Maggies, Maggots, Dorch-vegasers

### Dorking

    Dorks, Orcs, Doggers, Chicken Botherers (pejorative, after the Dorking chicken breed)

### Dorset

    Dorset Knobs (from the famous biscuit), Dumplings

### Dover

    Dovorians, Dovakians (pejorative)

### Downham Market

    Dung-home Maggots

### Driffield

    Dribblers

### Droitwich Spa

    Monners (from Droitwich RFC rugby club), Droids-switched-off

### Droylesden

    Droids

### Dudley

    Duds (pejorative), Dursleys (after Dudley Dursley, a Harry Potter character)

### Dukinfield

    Duck Botherers

### Dumfries

    Doonhamers, Queenies (after the Queen of the South F. C. football club)

### Dundee

    Dundonians (demonym), Coagies, Bumholians (pejorative)

### Duns

    Dingers

### Dunstable

    Dung-stablers, Dunwuns

### Durham

    Durhamites, Posh Mackems, Posh Geordies, Cuddies, Pit Yackers (due to Durham's mining heritage)

### Dursley

    Durbos

## E – G
### Earby

    Earwhacks, Wingnuts (pejorative)

### Eastbourne

    Winnicks or Willicks (dialect name of a guillemot or wild person), Coffin Dodgers, Piddlies (pejorative, alludes to the many elderly residents)

### East Dereham

    Derelicts

### East Grinstead

    Grinners

### East Kilbride

    Polo Mints (the town has too many roundabouts)

### Eastleigh

    Beastlies (pejorative)

### Eccles

    Thumpers (see Kung Fu Kapers)

### Edinburgh

    Edin-burgers, Edinbourgeois (used more so when referring to people from more affluent suburbs of Edinburgh), Dunediners (Gaelic Origin), Toonies (Scots), Reekies, Freakies (alludes especially to those involved in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Ken-folk (collective, from “ken” being put on the end of everything they say), Ed-inbreds, Cunts-frae-Embra

### Egham

    Cosies (acronym EGHAM Easy Girls Having Awesome Mammaries)

### Ellesmere Port

    Smellies, Tinnies, Smells-Me-Farts

### Ely

    Slipperies ("slippery as an eel")

### England

    Sassenachs (used by Scottish and Irish; Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic word "Sasannach", meaning "Saxon"), Sassies, Red Coats, Inglish, Nigels, Guffys (primarily in Northeast Scotland from the Scots 'pig'); Sais, Twll-tin (Welsh), Englandshire (in Scotland), The Shire (in Scotland), Poms (Australia)

### Epsom

    Salts, Shitters (the spa water contains Epsom salts -a drastic purgative. Acronym EPSOM Extremely Perverted Sex Orgy Maestros)

### Essex

    Essex Calves (archaic), Easties, Essers, Wideboys, Saxons, Scimitars (from the county Coat of Arms)

### Evesham

    Shams, Shambles (collective)

### Exeter

    Ecstatics, Grecians (especially those from around the St Sidwells area and Exeter City F. C. fans generally), Sex-with-Sisters (pejorative)

### Exmouth

    Sex-bots

### Eye

    Eyeballs

### Ewell

    Eeews (pejorative)

### Failsworth

    Failers, Jailsworths (pejorative)

### Fakenham

    Fakers

### Fareham

    Pharaohs, Fairies

### Faringdon

    Farting Donkeys

### Farnborough

    Farnians (alludes to Narnia, the land of the talking animals), Fart Buggers

### Farnworth

    Fart-whiffs

### Farnham

    Nammers, Fart-namese

### Faversham

    Faffers

### Felixstowe

    Fillies

### Ferring

    Ring-ferrets

### Fleetwood

    Codheads

### Folkestone

    Folking-hell-s, Toke-Stoners (pejorative)

### Forest of Dean

    Foresters, Deaners, Offers

### Forfar

    Brosies

### Formby

    Georgies (after George Formby)

### Fort William

    Farting Billies

### Fraserburgh

    Brochers (not to be confused with people from Burghead), Puddlestinkers

### Frinton-on-Sea

    Master Gaters (pejorative; the town used to hide behind a set of railway crossing gates), Incontinents (from the old tag “Harwich for the Continent, Frinton for the Incontinent”)

### Frodsham

    Jowie Heads (from old Runcorn area Cheshire meaning turnip, reference to the rural position of the town), Frodos (a character in The Lord of the Rings)

### Frome

    Dodgers (from the Frome Town F. C. football club), Ooz (collective -"it's pronounced Froom"), Shrooms (alludes to Magic mushrooms)

### Galashiels

    Pail Merks (from the claim that Gala was the last major town in Scotland to have plumbing or running water, and so used buckets as toilets)

### Gateshead

    Heeds, Knockoff Geordies (slightly pejorative, "wrong side of river")

### Gerrards Cross

    Jerrys, Crosstitutes

### Gillingham

    Medwayers, Jills

### Glasgow

    Glaswegian, Keelies, Weegies

### Glastonbury

    Glasses, Glastoids, Ding-a-Lings (a centre of New Age activity), Body-Mass (collective, acronym BODIMAS Burned Out Druggies In Mud And Shit, alludes to the Glastonbury Festival -although that is held at Pilton and not in the town)

### Glossop

    Hillmen (due to its proximity to the Peak District), Tuppies (after the P. G. Wodehouse character Tuppy Glossop)

### Gloucester

    Gloucestrians (demonym), Glozzies

### Godalming

    Godalmingers (demonym), Godgers, Gobble-minges, God-all-mingers (pejorative)

### Golborne

    Gulpers, Gollums (pejorative)

### Goole

    Goolies

### Goring-by-Sea

    Gory-rings

### Gosforth

    Gossies

### Gosport

    Turk Towners, Gozzies, Guppies

### Govan

    Goons

### Grantham

    Grunters, Grunty-piggies

### Grassington

    Grassy-arses

### Gravesend

    Bone-yarders

### Grays

    Grazers

### Great Dunmow

    Flitchers, Dung-mos (pejorative)

### Great Harwood

    Turbans (the town used to weave them)

### Great Malvern

    Grot Mavens (pejorative)

### Great Yarmouth

    Yarcos

### Grimsby

    Codheads, Haddocks, Grimmies

### Guildford

    Guiltys

### Guisborough

    Guys, Woollybacks

## H - K
### Hailsham

    Stringers (from former rope and string industry)

### Halesworth

    Worthy-of-hell's

### Halesowen

    Yeltz (from Halesowen Town F. C.)

### Halifax

    Haligonians (demonym), Wally Gonads (pejorative)

### Halstead

    Humbugs (from the Halstead Town F. C. football club)

### Hampshire

    Hampshire Hogs, Bacon Faces (reference to Hampshire as a pig-raising county in former times)

### Harlow

    Harlots, Jeans (after Jean Harlow

### Harpenden

    Harps, Hard-ons (from old pronunciation “Harden”. Acronym HARPENDEN Hot And Randy Persons Enjoying Naked Delights Every Night)

### Hartlepool

    Poolies, Monkey Hangers,

### Harwich

    Shrimpers (from the Harwich & Parkeston F. C. football club)

### Haslemere

    Mere Nutters, Smears

### Hastings

    Stingers, Stinkers (from Hastings United F. C.)

### Haslingden

    Hasbeens (pejorative)

### Hatfield

    Shit-filled (collective)

### Havant

    Akloos (pejorative, "Haven't a clue")

### Haverfordwest

    Long-necks

### Haverhill

    Have-a-gos, Chavvy-Hillbillies

### Hawick

    Teris

### Haydock

    Yickers

### Haywards Heath

    Heathens

### Hazel Grove

    Bullocks (the original name was Bullock Smithy), Nutters

### Heanor

    Ha-ha-hee-hee-s

### Hedon

    Shoulders (collective)

### Hemel Hempstead

    Treacle-Bumsteaders (see Treacle mining)

### Henfield

    Chicken-runners, Free-Range-Chickens

### Henley-on-Thames

    Chicken-lovers-on-tabs

### Hereford

    Ciderheads, Hairy-fuds (pejorative)

### Herne Bay

    Hernias

### Hertford

    Her-farts

### Heswall

    Hezzies

### Hexham

    Birnies

### Heywood

    Monkeys

### Higham Ferrers

    Ferrets (“skinny, smelly, and they get into any hole”)

### High Wycombe

    Chair-boys (from the Wycombe Wanderers F. C. football club, and the town's former industry), Willyous (WYCOMBE as an acronym: "Will You Come Over, My Bed's Empty")

### Highlands and Islands (of Scotland)

    Teuchters, used by other Scots and sometimes applied by Greater Glasgow natives to anyone speaking in a dialect other than Glaswegian

### Hinckley

    Tin Hatters

### Hindley

    Myras (from Myra Hindley

### Hipperholme

    Hippos

### Hitchin

    Canaries, Tweetys (from the Hitchin Town F. C. football club), Hitchy-Bitches

### Hoddesdon

    Hoddies, Hod-carriers

### Holmes Chapel

    Sherlocks, The Chaps (collective)

### Holt

    Stoppers

### Holyhead

    Hole-in-heads (pejorative)

### Honiton

    Huns

### Horbury

    Dead Horses

### Horley

    Hee-Haws

### Hornsea

    Hornys, Porny Hornys (pejorative when applied to the womenfolk)

### Horsham

    Shams, Horribles (acronym HORSHAM Horrible Offensive Retarded Shit Headed Arse Merchants)

### Horwich

    Whores (pejorative; Blackrod is nearby and "they go together")

### Hove

    Hovellers, Hove Actuallys (pejorative - "We're not Brighton but...")

### Hoylake

    Gulls (after the rugby club)

### Hucknall

    Huckers, Huck-em-alls

### Huddersfield

    Hudders, Dog Botherers (pejorative)

### Hyde

    Hydeyhos, Hyde-aways

### Hull

    Codheads, Hully Gullies, 'Ullites, Hullbillies

### Ilfracombe

    Frackers

### Ilkeston

    Ilcos

### Ilkley

    Ickies, Milk-leaks

### Ince-in-Makerfield

    Incy-wincies, Spiders (from the nursery rhyme Incy Wincy Spider)

### Inverness

    Sneckies

### Ipswich

    Binners, Tractor Boys, Carrot Crunchers

### Ilchester

    Sickies

### Irthlingborough

    Irthlings

### Isle of Wight

    Caulkheads (named after the caulking of boats), Boat People (pejorative, refers to those commuting to the mainland for work)

### Jedburgh

    Jetharts, Jobbies

### Keele

    Christines (after Christine Keeler)

### Keighley

    Keiths

### Kenilworth

    Kennys, Everetts (after Kenny Everett)

### Kettering

    Holies, Sheep shaggers, Ketteringer pansies (pejorative)

### Kendal

    Kendalians (demonym), Kennys, Dollies

### Keswick

    Kezzies

### Kidderminster

    Kiddies, Kiddy Fiddlers (pejorative)

### Kidlington

    Kiddies, Kevins (acronym KIDLINGTON Kevin Incel, Desperate, Lonely, Isolated, No Girlfriend, Tossing Off Nightly)

### Kilmarnock

    Kimons

### Kimberley

    Kims, Walshes (after Kimberley Walsh)

### King's Sutton

    Kinky Sluts

### Kings Lynn

    Linnets, Kinky Lindas (the womenfolk)

### Kilbarchan

    Habbies

### Kirkintilloch

    Kirkie-Toalies (pejorative)

### Knebworth

    Knob-warts

### Knutsford

    Nutters, Cnuts

## L
### Lancashire

    Lankies, Yonners (specifically south-eastern Lancashire around the Oldham and Rochdale areas)

### Lancaster

    Planks

### Lauder

    Lousies

### Ledbury

    Lebbers, Lepers, Used-tubbies (from a tourism slogan “England As It Used To Be”)

### Leeds

    Loiners

### Leamington Spa

    Lemons, Phlegms, Limping-Spastics

### Leek

    Leakies

### Leicester

    Rat Eyes (from the Roman name for the city: Ratae), Chisits (from the pronunciation of "how much is it," which sounds like "I'm a chisit"); Foxes, Bin Dippers (named after Foxes)

### Leicestershire

    Leicesterites, Bean Bellies (from the eating of broad beans)

### Leigh

    Leythers, Lobby Gobblers (from lobby)

### Leominster

    Lemons

### Letchworth Garden City

    Lechers

### Lewes

    Rooks (after Lewes F. C.)

### Leyland

    Ley-abouts

### Lincoln

    Imps (see Lincoln Imp), Impotents (pejorative), Missing Links

### Lincolnshire

    Yellow Bellies (after pool frogs once common in the Lincolnshire and East Anglian Fens)

### Linlithgow

    Black Bitches, from the burgh coat of arms

### Lichfield

    Bitchy Litches

### Lingfield

    Ding-a-Lings

### Littleborough

    Little Buggers (not necessarily pejorative)

### Littlehampton

    LA, from the local accent being unable to pronounce the 'h' in Hampton

### Liverpool

    Scousers (from the stew known as scouse),
    Plastic Scousers or Plazzies (a person who falsely claims to be from Liverpool),
    Woolybacks or Wools (a person from the surrounding areas of Liverpool, especially St Helens, Warrington, Widnes, or the Wirral)

### Llanelli

    Turks

### London

    Cockneys (Traditionally those born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside)

### Looe

    Looneys, Looby Loos (from Andy Pandy, a children's television programme)

### Lossiemouth

    Codheids, Gollachs

### Loughborough

    Loogabaroogas (from attempts by foreigners to pronounce it)

### Louth

    Luddites

### Lowestoft

    Puds, Slow Stuffers (pejorative)

### Ludlow

    Luddites, Bloody Low-lifes (pejorative)

### Luton

    Hatters, Looneys, Harpic Dodgers (pejorative, equating the town to a toilet -a brand of one named after the town does exist, made by Johnson Suisse)

### Lyme Regis

    Limeys, Slimeys, Cobnuts (the harbour wall is called The Cobb)

### Lymm

    Limbos, Po-pos (see Limpopo River)

## M - N
### Mablethorpe

    Maybos

### Macclesfield

    Maxies, Treacle Towners

### Maidenhead

    Hymens

### Maidstone

    Slag-stoners (pejorative, compare Folkestone)

### Manchester

    Mancs (the shortened version of the demonym Mancunians), Mankys (pejorative)

### Mansfield

    Mannies, Stags, Deer Botherers, Scabs - offensive, linked to the divisions during the UK miners' strike (1984–1985). See Chesterfield.

### Malmesbury

    Jackdaws, Smarmies, Marmites

### Malton, North Yorkshire

    Maltesers

### March

    Slow Marchers (pejorative)

### Margate

    Maggots (pejorative), Dee-effells (acronym, "Down From London", refers to relocators)

### Market Drayton

    Maggot-Dregs (pejorative), Milk Trays

### Market Harborough

    Maggot-Harbourers (pejorative)

### Marlow

    Marlots

### Maryport

    Scary/Hairy/Fairy-Marys

### Masham

    Mashers, Machines

### Matlock

    Pubic-hairs

### Melbourne

    Mellies, Smellies

### Melksham

    Mellies, Rogers (see Roger Mellie)

### Melton Mowbray

    Porkies (famous for pork pies); see Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association

### Methil

    Speed-freaks

### Middleham

    Pork-bellies (the middle part of the pig)

### Middlesbrough

    Smoggies.

### Middleton

    Piddly Middlies (pejorative)

### Midhurst

    Stags (from the Midhurst & Easebourne F.C. football club)

### Midsomer Norton

    Zombies

### Milton Keynes

    Milk-'n-Beaners

### Mirfield

    Smurfs

### Monmouth

    Monsters, Monster Mouths, Mongs (pejorative)

### Montrose

    Gable Endies (from Montrose F. C. football club)

### Morecambe

    Sandgronians

### Moretonhampstead

    Mormon Hamsters

### Morley

    Moshers

### Morpeth

    Moppets, Muppets

### Mundesley

    Munters

### Nantwich

    Dabbers, Nannies

### Neath

    Abbey-Jacks, Blacks, Blackjacks.

### Nelson

    Nellies, Smelly-Nellies (pejorative)

### Neston

    Nessies, Cock-Less-Monsters

### Newark-on-Trent

    Trentsiders, Wankers (anagram)

### Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

    Big'uns

### New Brighton

    Newbos

### Newbury

    Freshly-Dug-Graves

### Newcastle-under-Lyme

    Not-pots (no pottery industry there, and the town has denied any connection with Stoke)

### Newcastle upon Tyne

    Geordies, Barcodes (the Newcastle United F. C. football team play in black and white striped shirts)

### Newmarket

    Pony-botherers (refers to the town’s horse-racing industry)

### Newport, Gwent

    Porters

### Newport, Isle of Wight

    Nips, Pert Nipples (from the local pronunciation “Nippert”; acronym NEWPORT Nipples Erect When Panties Off, Ready To)

### Newquay

    Peppermints (from the Newquay A.F.C. football club), Blisters (from the old Cornish name of Towan Blystra)

### Newton Abbot

    Mutant Scabbies

### Norfolk

    Norfolk Dumplings ("Dumplings being a favourite food in that county"), Turkey Botherers (pejorative)

### Northallerton

    Allys, Ally-cats

### Northampton

    Cobblers, after the ancient shoe industry that thrived in the town.

### Northern Ireland

    Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists)

### North Shields

    Cods Heeds, Fish Nabbers

### North Wales

    Gogs

### Northwich

    Salt Boys (from Northwich Victoria F.C.)

### Norwich

    Nodgies, Canaries, Budgies (the football club colours are green and yellow)

### Nottingham

    Snotties, Boggers, Scabs (insult; see Mansfield)

### Nuneaton

    Codders, Treacle Towners

## O - R
### Oban

    Obampots

### Ogmore-by-Sea

    Snog-mores, Pornographers (pejorative)

### Okehampton

    Okey Dokeys

### Oldbury

    Oldies, Dead Oldies

### Oldham

    Yonners (from Oldham pronunciation of 'yonder' as in 'up yonner'), Roughyeds, Biffos

### Ongar

    Ongarians, Mongers (pejorative)

### Ormskirk

    Sconeheads, Ormies, Biggos

### Ossett

    Ossies, Tossers

### Oswaldtwistle

    Gobbins (but only "above the lamp")

### Oswestry

    Ozzies, Osbournes (after Ozzy Osbourne)

### Otley

    Otters, Grotties (pejorative)

### Oxford

    Nox-farts

### Oxhey

    Poxys

### Oxted

    Cocksdeads

### Padiham

    Thick-Neeks, Paddywhacks, Irish Piggies (pejorative - "Paddy Ham")

### Padstow

    Paddys, Piddle-Pads (acronym PADSTOW Perverted And Deviant, Sexually Twisted Old Wankers)

### Painswick

    Penis-Whackers

### Paisley

    Buddies,

### Pangbourne

    Pong-bums

### Partridge Green

    Little Green Men

### Peacehaven

    Plotters, Piss Mavens (pejorative)

### Peaslake

    Mushy Peas

### Peebles

    Peebrushts

### Penistone

    Penistoners, Penis Toners (pejorative)

### Penzance

    Peezeders

### Perth

    Puffs (pejorative)

### Peterborough

    Peterpatchers, Peterphiles (pejorative), Posh (collective, from the football club)

### Peterhead

    Bluemogganers, Blue Tooners

### Peterlee

    Pee-leaks

### Petworth

    Muppets (pejorative)

### Pewsey

    Spewers

### Pickering

    Nose Pickers

### Plymouth

    Janners. Originally a person who spoke with a Devon accent, now simply any West Countryman. In naval slang (where the place is referred to as Guz), this is specifically a person from Plymouth.

### Poole

    Poodles

### Portsmouth

    Pompey (collective, shared by the city, the naval base and the football club), Skates (pejorative, alluding to frustrated sailors raping skates)

### Port Talbot

    Port Toileteers

### Potters Bar

    Pisspots, Bar-flys (pejorative)

### Prescot

    Prekkies

### Preston

    Priests (the name means “Priest Town”), Nob-enders (pejorative, from Preston North End F.C. Acronym PRESTON Preaching Rubbish Every Sunday, Truly Offensive Nonsense. Used by the clergy for each other.)

### Pudsey

    Pud Pullers (pejorative)

### Queensbury

    Quims (pejorative)

### Radstock

    Raddlers, Rattlers

### Ramsbottom

    Woollybums

### Ramsgate

    Hovellers (refers to hoy boats used to supply sailing ships)

### Raunds

    Randies

### Rawtenstall

    Rotten-balls (pejorative)

### Rhyl

    Clwyf-y-marchogion y twll-tin y Cymru

### Reading

    Dingbats (pejorative), Dingoes

### Redcar

    Codheads

### Redditch

    Radishes

### Reedham

    Rats

### Redhill

    Dead Holers

### Reigate

    Pryers (from the football club)

### Retford

    Rat-farts

### Rickmansworth

    Rickies, Prickies (pejorative)

### Richmond, Yorkshire

    Mondos

### Ripley, Derbyshire

    Ripples

### Rishton

    Irishmen

### Rochdale

    Rochies, Falcons, Cockroaches (pejorative)

### Rochester

    Rochies, Crotches, Crotch-grabbers

### Romford

    Rommos, Aroma-farts

### Ross-on-Wye

    Rosstitutes (pejorative)

### Rotherham

    Chuckles, Rotherbirds, Toy-Towners

### Royston

    Crows

### Royton

    Royds, Destroyers

### Rugby

    Ball-handlers

### Rugeley

    Rug-rats (acronym RUGELEY Rough Ugly Girls Enjoying Large Eggplants in Yogurt-pots)

### Runcorn

    Runnys

### Rushden

    Bog Brushes

### Rustington

    Crusties

### Ryde

    Riders, Easy Riders (pejorative when applied to the womenfolk)

### Rye

    Mudlarks

## S
### St Agnes

    Aggies

### St Albans

    Snorbennies, Bennies (pejorative, alluding to the character Benny in the soap opera Crossroads)

### St Andrews

    Andy Pandies (from Andy Pandy, a children's television programme), Andrex (pejorative, collective, from a brand of toilet paper)

### St Austell

    Snozzles

### St Helens

    Nellies, Woollybacks

### St Neots

    Snotties

### Salcombe

    Silly Sallys (acronym SALCOMBE Silly And Learning Challenged Old Masturbators Burnishing Erections)

### Salford

    Dots (acronym, from the song Dirty Old Town by The Pogues)

### Salisbury

    Sallies (see Sally Salisbury)

### Sandown

    Rundowners, Sad Downers (pejorative)

### Sandwich

    Sarnies, Withadrinks

### Sandy

    Sandmen (see Sandman; “the girls are so ugly, if you look at them your eyes will fall out”)

### Scarborough

    Scarbs, Algerinos, Bottom-enders (for those born or raised in the old town)

### Scotland

    Scotties, Jocks, Macs, Sweaties (offensive; from rhyming slang "Sweaty Sock" for Jock).

### Scunthorpe

    Scunnys, Scuntys

### Seaford

    Shags (alludes to the bird, not the act)

### Selby

    Dates

### Selkirk

    Souters

### Selsey

    Cocklers

### Shackerstone

    Shaggers

### Shanklin

    Shankys, Wanky Shankys (pejorative)

### Shap

    Shappers, Sheep-Shappers (“mind your p’s and g’s”)

### Shavington

    Tramps

### Shaw

    Gorbies

### Shelf

    Stackers

### Sheffield

    Dee Dars, Steelmekkers

### Shepshed

    Sheep-shits (pejorative)

### Sheppey

    Swampies

### Shepton Mallet

    Shit-'n-smell-it-s (pejorative)

### Sherborne

    Sherberts

### Sheringham

    Shannocks

### Shifnal

    Shifties

### Shipley

    Shipworms (pejorative)

### Shirley

    Temples (after Shirley Temple), Shirt-lifters (pejorative, nowadays offensive)

### Shoreham-by-Sea

    Musselmen

### Shrewsbury

    Salops (shortened version of the county demonym Salopians), Shrews, Little Furry Animals, Plastic Sheepshaggers (pejorative, especially from Telford folk: "Not in Wales, but might as well be"), Crash-Test-Dummies (see Wrexham)

### Sidmouth

    Hissing Sids (see Captain Beaky and His Band)

### Sittingbourne

    Brickies, Shit-a-bricks, Half-Bricks (from the town industry)

### Skegness

    Skeggies, Scaggies (pejorative)

### Skelmanthorpe

    Smelly-Skellys, Shatlads (-lasses), Shatterers

### Skelmersdale

    Skemheads, Skemmers, Skummers (pejorative), Woolybacks or Wools (in Liverpool)

### Skipton

    Skiprats (pejorative)

### Skye

    Sgitheanachs

### Sleaford

    Greenies, Coughed-up-Greenies (from football club)

### Slough

    Sluffers, Paludians (Latin; Slough means "marsh")

### Smethwick

    Smeggies

### Solihull

    Silhillians (demonym), Silly Hillbillies (pejorative)

### Southampton

    Sotoners, Scum (collective, pejorative), Scummers

### South Cave

    Scavengers

### Southend-on-Sea

    Mudlarks (the "beach" is a mudflat)

### South Ockendon

    Cock-in-Dungs (pejorative)

### South Shields

    Sand Dancers

### South Wales

    Hwntws (by people from North Wales)

### Southwold

    So-Wo’s (acronym SOUTHWOLD Stupid Old Useless Tossers, Hopelessly Wanked Out, Libidos Dead

### South Woodham Ferrers

    Sex With Friends (acronym, collective)

### Southern England

    Southern Fairies, Shandy Drinkers, United Supporters

### Southport

    Sandgrounders, Groundies, Sowies, Shit-pots (pejorative)

### Spalding

    Splods

### Spilsby

    Spliffers (pejorative)

### Staines-on-Thames

    Stains-on-denims

### Stalybridge

    Staleys, Staly-vegasers

### Stanford-le-Hope

    No-hopers

### Stanley

    Afghanistanleys

### Stafford

    Staffies, Stuffers

### Stevenage

    Stevies, Thievin’ Stevens, Wonders (from Stevie Wonder)

### Steyning

    Barrow-boys

### Stirling

    Stirrers, Shit-stirrers

### Stockport

    Stopfordians (demonym, from an old name for Stockport), Stockies, Stockpots, Hatters (from former industry)

### Stockton on Tees

    Smoggies

### Stoke-on-Trent

    Potters, Clay Heads, Stokies, Jug Heads, Pot Heads, Monkey-Dusters (pejorative)

### Stourport

    Sour-farts

### Stowmarket

    Stowmartians

### Stranraer

    Cleyholers

### Stratford-upon-Avon

    Fads (acronym, "Fat American Dodgers"; the town is over-touristed)

### Street, Somerset

    Streaks-of-piss

### Strood

    Long Tails, Stroodles

### Stroud

    Stroudies

### Sunderland

    Mackems, Jamrags (pejorative, the football team play in red and white striped shirts)

### Sunningdale

    Slumming Doleys (ironic)

### Surrey

    Capons, Pliers (acronym Plastic Londoners In Expensive Residences), Rascals (acronym Rich And Snobby Cunts Adjoining London)

### Sutherland

    Cattach

### Sutton, Surrey

    Sluts, Shat-ons (pejorative)

### Sutton-in-Ashfield

    Shitting-in-Ashpits

### Swadlincote

    Swaddies, Swaddles (acronym SWADLINCOTE Sex With Anything Doing, Loving It, Not Caring, Orgasms Thoroughly Enjoyed)

### Swaffham

    Pedlars, Piddlers

### Swanage

    Cygnets, Sekswiths (acronym SWANAGE Sex With Any Neighbour, All Genres Explored)

### Swansea

    Jacks

### Swindon

    Moonrakers, Pighillers (what the name means), Swine-dungs (pejorative)

## T - V
### Tadcaster

    Taddys, Tadpoles

### Tamworth

    Tammys, Tampons (pejorative)

### Tarbert, Loch Fyne

    Dookers (named after guillemot and razorbill, sea-birds once a popular food among Tarbert natives)

### Taunton

    T-Towners, Tants, Peacocks (from the football club) Piss-cocks (pejorative)

### Tavistock

    Tabby-cats

### Teignmouth

    Muffians

### Telford

    Telfies, Tel-chavs, Overspills (pejorative), Skelly-tels, Teletubbies

### Tetbury

    Tits

### Tewkesbury

    Tewkys, Pukey Tewkys

### Thame

    Tame Rats

### Thirsk

    Thir-skis (acronym THIRSK Tossing Happily Into Relatives’ Soiled Knickers)

### Thrapston

    Thrips (acronym THRAPSTON Three-Holer Randy Anal Preferring Slags, Turning Over Nightly)

### Tideswell

    Tidsas

### Tidworth

    Tiddlers, Tiddly Widdlys, Shiddly Tiddly Widdlys (the town hosts an army camp)

### Tilbury

    Tillbillies

### Tipton

    Fly-tips, Tipped-ons

### Tiptree

    Tipplers

### Tiverton

    Tiffs

### Torquay

    Orcs

### Totnes

    Tot-Ness-Monsters

### Tottington

    Totties, Totters, Totty Totties (the young womenfolk)

### Towcester

    Toasters, Tossers, Toe-suckers

### Tring

    Tring-a-lings

### Trowbridge

    Knobs, Knobheads (pejorative)

### Truro

    Tinners (from the old local mining industry)

### Uckfield

    Uckers, Nofirsteffs

### Uffington

    Ufos

### Ulverston

    Ooze (collective, from old pronunciation)

### Urmston

    Worms (pejorative)

### Uttoxeter

    Buttocks

### Ventnor

    Ventriloquists (pejorative; "they talk out of their arses, and their heads are the dummies")

### Virginia Water

    Incel-pissers (“Virgins, and pissing is all their cocks are good for”)

## W
### Wakefield

    Wakey-Wakeys

### Wales

    Taffs [Mid/West Welsh] (sometimes considered offensive), Taffies.

### Wallingford

    Wallies, Wally-farts

### Walsall

    Saddlers, Walnuts, Wallies-all (pejorative, collective)

### Walton-on-Thames

    Tame Wallies

### Walton-on-the-Hill

    Wally Hillbillies

### Walton-on-the-Naze

    Wally Noses

### Wantage

    Wanters, Wankage (collective, acronym WANTAGE:- Wanking And Not Trying Any Girlfriend Experience)

### Ware

    Izzits

### Warrington

    Wazzas, Wires, Wirepullers (after the local wire industry), Woolybacks or Wools (in Liverpool)

### Washington

    Washers, Shingles

### Waterlooville

    Flush-bog-villains

### Watford

    Watties, Wotsits, Twats, Wet-farts (pejorative)

### Wednesbury

    Wedgies, Dead Wedgies (see below)

### Wednesfield

    Wedgies, Muddy Wedgies (see above), Incels (acronym WEDNESFIELD:- Wanking Every Day, No Experience of Sex, Failure In Everything, Loveless, Desperate)

### Wellingborough

    Buggers-in-Wellies, Smelly Wellies, Leaky Wellies (pejorative)

### Wells-next-the-Sea

    Wallies-on-Ecstasy

### Wells, Somerset

    Tufts (i.e. Wells-tuft)

### Welshpool

    Soup Heads, Deadpoolers

### Welwyn

    Wellys, Cock-well-ins

### Welwyn Garden City

    Weeds (also see above)

### Wem

    Wembats (pejorative; wombats are slow, thick, mostly arse and good at digging)

### Wendover

    Bendovers, Bendy-Wendies (pejorative)

### West Bromwich

    Baggies

### Westhoughton

    Keawyeds (Cowheads, after local legend)

### West Kirby

    Wekkas

### West Riding of Yorkshire

    Wessies (in other parts of Yorkshire)

### Wetherby

    Horribles ("weather be horrible")

### Weymouth

    Kimberlins (Isle of Portland name for a person from Weymouth), Weybizas (due to the wild nightlife the town has adopted)

### Whitehaven

    Marras, Jam Eaters, Wetties, Glow-Worms (allegedly contaminated by radioactivity from Sellafield)

### Whitby

    Codheads, Spookies

### Whitstable

    Bubbles, Shit-bubbles (pejorative)

### Whittle-le-Woods

    Widdlies

### Whitworth, Lancashire

    Shit-worths (pejorative)

### Wick

    Durdy Weekers

### Widecombe in the Moor

    Wookiees

### Widnes

    Chemics, Stinkies, Woolybacks or Wools (in Liverpool)

### Wigan

    Pie-eaters (having to eat humble pie after a strike, also pies are central to the cuisine there), Pie-noshers, Purrers,

### Wigston

    Piggly-Wigglies

### Willenhall

    Willies, Willies-in-holes

### Wiltshire

    Moonrakers

### Winchester

    Winnies, Winny-the-Poos

### Wingham

    Wingnuts

### Wisbech

    Wisbekistanis (pejorative)

### Witham

    Shit'ems (pejorative)

### Witney

    Blankets (after the former industry), Blanketty-Blanks

### Woking

    Joke-Wokes (acronym WOKING Wanked Out Kevin Incel, No Girlfriend)

### Wokingham

    Satsumas, Easy Peelers (from Wokingham Town F.C., pejorative when applied to womenfolk)

### Wolverhampton

    Wolvos, Yam Yams (from local dialect where people say "Yam" meaning "Yow am" meaning "You are"), Yammies, Dingles (pejorative)

### Wombwell

    Wombats

### Woodbridge

    Woodies, Woodworms (pejorative)

### Worcester

    Woos, Wusses, Glovers (after the former major industry)

### Worth

    Nothings (pejorative)

### Worthing

    Pork Bolters

### Workington

    Jam Eaters, Wookiees

### Wrexham

    Wreckers, Crash-testers (see Shrewsbury), Sand-Arabs (acronym Sheep Are Nervously Disposed And Run Away Backwards), Pink Lizards (from the football club)

### Wye

    Bovvers

### Wymondham

    Windies (short first "i", following local pronunciation)

## Y - Z
### Yate

    Yetis

### Yeovil

    Eeyores, Yo-yos, Yo-yo-knickers (pejorative, directed at the womenfolk)

### York

    Yorkies, Old Yorkers, Yoricks

### Yorkshire

    Tykes, Yorkies, Yorkie Bars, Tight (epithet varies)s (the inhabitants have a reputation for frugality)