Brunette Girl Posing In The Alley

• In Scotland and Northern Ireland the Scots terms close, wynd, pend and vennel are general in most towns and cities. The term close has an unvoiced "s" as in sad. The Scottish author Ian Rankin's novel Fleshmarket Close was retitled Fleshmarket Alley for the American market.
Other countries
• In Australia and Canada the terms lane, laneway and serviceway are also used.