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Residents in 'lovely' village giggle at name that's been ridiculed for decades

Residents in 'lovely' village giggle at name that's been ridiculed for decades

Despite its unfortunate name, residents in Pratt's Bottom, near the Kent border, say it's a 'lovely' place to live - and it even has a link to infamous highwayman Dick Turpin

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