"According to BBC, the naughty-sounding street's name goes way, way back to when the term "daddy" was commonly used to reference the devil. In the town, legend had it that the infamous demon "lived in a cave at the base of the cliffs formed when a chunk of limestone fell into the sea." Hence, the term "daddyhole." (To be fair, "devilhole" doesn't sound any better.)"
"As Councillor Nick Bye told the committee, "There are souvenir hunters who seem to be quite fascinated by the title of Daddyhole Road, and the sign keeps disappearing." He added that while it is "perhaps a slightly comical name," he doesn't understand "quite why it gets taken away so frequently." One local resident speculated that the robbers are either "devil worshippers" or keep stealing it, "because it sounds rude." (We're leaning toward the latter.)"
Torquay council members met to address repeated thefts of the Daddyhole Road sign. The name traces to a local legend linking "daddy" to the devil and a demon living in a cliffside cave, giving rise to Daddyhole and nearby Daddyhole Plain. Councillor Nick Bye described the thieves as "souvenir hunters" fascinated by the name, while a resident suggested motives ranging from devil worship to finding the name rude. The council has already replaced the sign twice this term, and replacement costs have delayed planned improvements for children's play areas. Online comments were filled with innuendo and long-standing local lore.
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