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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The UK has many place names that incomers could never hope to know how to pronounce.

Happisburgh in Norfolk, for instance. I know how it's pronounced (Hazebrough), more by luck than looking at the spelling.

What local gems to do you have?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Katherine Street

Not pronounced as the womans name but as 'ine' as in the river Rhine.

just over the border with west yorkshire there is

Slaithwaite pronounced Slawit and

Linthwaite prounced Linnit

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By *issBehavingxxWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Milngavie... pronounced Millguy

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I'd almost forgotten about Barnoldswick pronouced Bahlick.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Milngavie... pronounced Millguy"

I wouldn't have got that one.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

Go on then, anyone not from Cumbria fancy trying Mirehouses?

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By *exycleanerWoman
over a year ago

pontefract

my sister has her caravan at atwick its nr

hornsea ,she said the locals call it attic

so im always texting her are you up in the attic x

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"Katherine Street

Not pronounced as the womans name but as 'ine' as in the river Rhine.

just over the border with west yorkshire there is

Slaithwaite pronounced Slawit and

Linthwaite prounced Linnit "

We have a Kathrine St, and Thwaites is usually pronounced "thut" eg "Linthut"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hawick (Scottish border town) pronounced Hoyk....

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"Hawick (Scottish border town) pronounced Hoyk....

Never knew that! Seen it and assumed was pronounced as spelt

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Hawick (Scottish border town) pronounced Hoyk....

I can see that one.

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By *mnipotent_BehemothMan
over a year ago

near Merry Hill shopping centre

Can I just go for Cats Bottom between Kings Lynn and Hunstanton just a great silly place name...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bicester.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's the same when you go abroad though, you ask for somewhere and they have no idea because you pronounce it wrong.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

We have Broughton (Bro-ton) and Brough (Bruff)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ha ha how long a list do you want Likety?

The obvious one is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

but most place names starting with an Ll causes problems and a lot will pronounce them with a Cl so clan instead of Llan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to go past LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLL

in Aglesey,

I don't know how you pronounce it

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"It's the same when you go abroad though, you ask for somewhere and they have no idea because you pronounce it wrong."

Going across the county border is abroad.

Bicester is Bister and easy to get. Plus, the Chinese manage that one.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"We have Broughton (Bro-ton) and Brough (Bruff)"

Too easy. I'm still trying to work out your first Cumbrian offering.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

We have an Old Steine in Brighton pronounced old steen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Pronounced

Llan - Fair - Pwll - Gwyn - Gyll - Go - Ger - Ych - Wyrn - Drob - Wll - Llan - Ty - Silio - Go - Go – Goch

Oh go on admit it….

You’ve just tried saying it ….. ain’t ya…..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ha ha how long a list do you want Likety?

The obvious one is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

but most place names starting with an Ll causes problems and a lot will pronounce them with a Cl so clan instead of Llan

And I can say that

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Ha ha how long a list do you want Likety?

The obvious one is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

but most place names starting with an Ll causes problems and a lot will pronounce them with a Cl so clan instead of Llan

Is is more Klingon than that? Kghlan?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ha ha how long a list do you want Likety?

The obvious one is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

but most place names starting with an Ll causes problems and a lot will pronounce them with a Cl so clan instead of Llan

Is is more Klingon than that? Kghlan?"

Oh yes that's it Klang. My phonetic alphabet is in Welsh so I can never get it right lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ha ha how long a list do you want Likety?

The obvious one is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

but most place names starting with an Ll causes problems and a lot will pronounce them with a Cl so clan instead of Llan

And I can say that

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By *mm_n_ZedCouple
over a year ago

Fareham

We have a Beauchamp Avenue pronounced 'Beecham'

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"We have Broughton (Bro-ton) and Brough (Bruff)

Too easy. I'm still trying to work out your first Cumbrian offering.

clue: the interst relief you used to get on mortgages

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"We have Broughton (Bro-ton) and Brough (Bruff)

Too easy. I'm still trying to work out your first Cumbrian offering.

clue: the interst relief you used to get on mortgages

Miras? Strange folk.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"We have Broughton (Bro-ton) and Brough (Bruff)

Too easy. I'm still trying to work out your first Cumbrian offering.

clue: the interst relief you used to get on mortgages

Miras? Strange folk.

Yep, took me some time too

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Rainworth, pronounced Rennoff, Blidworth, pronounced Bliddoff, Warsop, pronounced Whaaaarsup, Woodhouse known as Wudhus, etc,

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Where are the people of the South West. Devon has some funny ones.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have Cholmondely... Pronounced chumley!!

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

How could I forget the ever funny Belvoir - pronouciation = Beaver.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whitfriar gate in Hull. Pronounced Whitfra gate

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By *rionycdTV/TS
over a year ago

East Kilbride

Strathaven pronounced Strayven.

Dalziel pronounced DL. (Just say the letters)

Buckhaven pronounced Buckine.

Anstruther pronounced Ainster.

Fraserburgh known as The Broch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A place near me - Salford, apparently pronounced Safford

Another that comes to mind is Grosvenor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And Towcester and Leicester .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh and Beauchamp (beecham) I'll shut up now lol

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By *lassyandadventurousMan
over a year ago

England and Wales

im not from walsall but a area in walsall is named caldmore.

the locals call it carma..

the police solved a murder there as they knew it was a local because of the way the name was said....the exact details i forget but all true.

how boring was that lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

shamefully i asked for a taxi to Lan elli

thlan eth lee is what i should have said

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.

And feck knows how it's pronounced!

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Fraserburgh known as The Broch."

That one would be for the really local locals then. I can't imagine even guessing that from a sign.

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cleobury Mortimer, Awre, Leominster, Loughborough, St. Briavels and Clifford's Mesne are a few I've heard people struggle to get right.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"A place near me - Salford, apparently pronounced Safford

Another that comes to mind is Grosvenor

I had to give a forum user the pronunciation for Grosvenor recently.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Marylebone. Pronounced Mary Le Bone.

Slough. Pronounced Slow.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cholmondeley in Cheshire... Pronounced "Chumley"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A place near me - Salford, apparently pronounced Safford

Another that comes to mind is Grosvenor

I had to give a forum user the pronunciation for Grosvenor recently.

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Lol I have a road near me called Beauchamp Way and when I said it like "bow shamp" I was quickly corrected and felt such an idiot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.

And feck knows how it's pronounced! "

Clan fair pull gwynne gill go gery (not jerry) chin drob will clan tea silly o go go gok.....simples

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Marylebone. Pronounced Mary Le Bone.

Slough. Pronounced Slow.

Marylebone is pronounced Marlebun.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.

And feck knows how it's pronounced!

Clan fair pull gwynne gill go gery (not jerry) chin drob will clan tea silly o go go gok.....simples"
It's easy for you to say

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes it is.... My mum was welsh

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

everyone calls erith .. erith as in eric ... but us erithians call it erith as in earith

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Two places in Ireland that I thought I was in at the time. Balinagh (Mayo) I was actually in Balinagh but pronounced Balinyah (Cavan). Another time I wasn't in Mitchelstown (Cork) but in Mitchelstown[down] (Limerick)

Don't even get me started on Beauchamp place in Knightsbridge

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

We have a few up here:

Banchory - pronounced Bankory

Portlethen - pronounced as is spelt but most pronounce it Portleethen

Garioch - Pronounced Geary (nearest I can think of to spell)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.

And feck knows how it's pronounced!

Clan fair pull gwynne gill go gery (not jerry) chin drob will clan tea silly o go go gok.....simplesIt's easy for you to say

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or Llanfair PG for short

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And mousehole in Cornwall probounced moo zol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.

And feck knows how it's pronounced!

Clan fair pull gwynne gill go gery (not jerry) chin drob will clan tea silly o go go gok.....simples"

Ohhhhhhh wash your mouth out this instant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I nearly lived in llanfair PG had deposit cheque in hand but then moved to clwt y bont instead, just up the road from cwm y glo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My husband was a bus driver, penisarwaun just came up as penis on the ticket machine

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Welsh names are brilliant.

Pronounced dall-gethly, spelt more like doggy loo

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

We've got loads of place names round here that aren't pronounced like they look like they should be pronounced.

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