Pronounciation of place names

[jagwheels]

Viewed MM's post & found it interesting. May take a bit of effort but will start where I was born. Luxulyan

Pronouced: luxillian. Wife got Pentewan wrong by saying pent te wan instead of pen2an & Fowey is prounced foy

[LarryandSue]

Leominster in Herefordshire. Pronounced Lemster

Ratlinghope in Shropshire. Pronounced Ratchup.

Bogaz in Cyprus. Pronounced Boaz.

[Pickles]

Ha Ha Cumbria is full of them:

Torpenhow pronounced Troppena!

[Memory man]

Some beauties from Scotland.

Milngavie - Mill - Guy

Culzean - Kull - Ane

Findochty - Fin -Eck - Tay

Garioch - Gee - Ree

Kirkcudbright - Kirk - Coo - Bray

Anstruther - Ainster

[juliesewell]

Heywood - pronounced Hay Wood
Rochdale - depending where you're from is pronounced Rotch Stull

That's as good as it gets for me
Knott End - is Knott End

[Jen]

Due to work commitments I lived in Barnsley in a village called Cudworth which I used to pronounce Cud Worth pronouncing the W, I was told categorically by the locals it was Cudorth, no pronunciation on the W!!

May have said before the first time I took my hubby to be to see a brass band concert a lady came up to him during the interval holding a plate with rolls on it, and said to him - hey up cock does that want a scuffler, he looked at me and asked me to interpret!! H.e asked what was on them and she replied dripping, he said no thanks

[Memory man]

Edinburgh Doesn't Rhyme With Pittsburgh

[Pickles]

Coleshill in the West Midlands pronounced Cose-ul

Keswick in Cumbria pronounced Kessick NOT Kes-wick!