Itchycoo Park
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Itchycoo Park is the nickname of Little Ilford Park, located in the London suburb of Manor Park. The 'itchycoo' nickname is attributed to the huge quantity of stinging nettles which grew there and of which both the local children and courting couples fell foul. The park itself is located in Church Road, E12.
Another local park, in the nearby town of Ilford, called Valentines Park, was also often referred to as Itchycoo Park, probably for the same reasons, but it is thought that it was Little Ilford Park and not Valentines Park which was the subject of the famous song by the Small Faces. This is due to the fact that the late Steve Marriott (singer and song-writer in the Small Faces) actually grew up in the area (confusingly, not park) Manor Park, where the Little Ilford Park would have been his local park.
The hairy seeds from the Rose Hip (or wild Dog Rose) were called "Itchycoos" by English kids is the 1950s, and the term is still used by some elsewhere in the United Kingdom. If you broke the seeds out of the berry and dropped them down someone's collar between shirt and back they resulted in an extremely annoying itch.
