These common suffixes have these regular pronunciations, yet would be counterintuitive (irregular) in normal English. This means that their modern pronunciation might be regarded as counter-intuitive to their spelling, which is not counterintuitive as it is historic, regular, well-established, and etymologically consistent.
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AyezelworthThamesmead TEMZmeadclass notpageimage A map of irregularly spelled places in London These common suffixes have these regular pronunciations yet would be counterintuitive irregular in normal English This means that their modern pronunciation might be regarded as counter intuitive to their spelling which is not counterintuitive as it is historic regular well established and etymologically consistent b o rough and burgh b er e bury b r i cester s t er n 1 combe coombe comb and cambe k e m When stand alone always k uː m including in place names such as Castle Combe and Coombe Bissett ford f er d gh silent usually as f in a considerable minority of northern English place names and in Woughton Milton Keynes ham e m holm e h oʊ m e m mouth m e 8 shire ʃ er ʃ ɪer ʃ aɪer esp in Scotland wich ɪ tʃ ɪ dʒ n 2 wick ɪ k n 3 n 4 Prefixes Al ˈ ɒ l ˈ ɔː l with very few exceptions such as Alba Alperton Saint s e n t for most speakers Other on ˈ ʌ n as first syllable is usually as in London Coningsby or Tonbridge see Middle English handwriting preventing un and um excludes a few such as Lonsdale Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further readingList editName list Subdivision Place Pronunciation Notes Respelling IPA England Acomb North Yorkshire YAK em ˈ j ae k e m 1 England Acomb Northumberland YEK em ˈ j ɛ k e m 1 Northern Ireland Ahoghill a HOKH il aeˈhɒxɪl England Aigburth EG berth ˈ ɛ ɡ b er 8 England Aike YAK ˈ j ae k 1 England Aldeburgh AWL ber e ˈ ɔː l b er e England Allerton West Yorkshire OL er ten ˈ ɒ l er t en Not for Allerton Liverpool ˈ ae l er t en England Almeley A L M lee ˈ ae l m l iː England Alnmouth AL E N mowth ˈ ae l e n m aʊ 8 England Alnwick AN ik ˈ ae n ɪ k England Althorp AWL trep ˈ ɔː l t r e p 2 England Altrincham OL tring em ˈ ɒ l t r ɪ ŋ e m 2 England Alresford Essex OLSS ferd ˈ ɒ l s f er d Variant of one name England Alresford Essex AYLSS ferd ˈ eɪ l s f er d Variant of one name England Alresford Hampshire OLZ ferd ˈ ɒ l z f er d England Alsager OL say jer ˈ ɒ l s eɪ dʒ er England Alverdiscott OL skot ˈ ɒ l s k ɒ t Scotland Anstruther AYN ster ˈ eɪ n s t er Also regular England Apethorpe AP thorp ˈ ae p 8 ɔːr p England Ardingly AR ding ly ˈ ɑːr d ɪ ŋ l aɪ England Ashtead ASH ted ˈ ae ʃ t ɛ d England Ashby de la Zouch ZOOSH z uː ʃ England Aslackby AY zel bee ˈ eɪ z e l b i Scotland Athelstaneford AYL sen ferd ˈ eɪ l s en f er d Also regular Scotland Auchinleck like Affleck ˈ ae f l ɛ k Also regular England Aughton Lancaster AF ten ˈ ae f t en England Averham AIR em ˈ ɛer e m England Aveton Gifford AW ten JIF erd ˈ ɔː t en ˈ dʒ ɪ f er d Scotland Avoch AWKH ˈ ɔː x England Ayscoughfee Hall ASK e fee ˈ ae s k e f iː England Balliol College 2 BAY lee el ˈ b eɪ l i e l England Barham 2 BARR em ˈ b aer e m England Barholm BARR em ˈ b aer e m England Barnoldswick BAR lik ˈ b ɑːr l ɪ k England Barugh North Yorkshire 2 BARF b ɑːr f England Barugh South Yorkshire BARK ˈ b ɑːr k England Basford BAYSS ferd ˈ b eɪ s f er d England Beaconsfield BEK enz feeld ˈ b ɛ k e n z f iː l d England Beaminster BEM in ster ˈ b ɛ m ɪ n s t er England Beauchamp Roding BEETCH em ˈ b iː tʃ e m England Beauchief BEE chif ˈ b iː tʃ ɪ f England Beaudesert 3 4 like Belzer ˈ b ɛ l z er England Beaulieu 2 BEW lee ˈ b j uː l i England Bellingham Northumberland 2 BEL in jem ˈ b ɛ l ɪ n dʒ e m England Belvoir Castle like beaver ˈ b iː v er England Berkeley 2 like Barkley ˈ b ɑːr k l i All UK placenames England Berwick upon Tweed 2 BERR ik ˈ b ɛr ɪ k England Bicester 2 BISS ter ˈ b ɪ s t er England Bideford BID ih ferd ˈ b ɪ d ɪ f er d England Billericay 2 BIL e RIK ee ˌ b ɪ l e ˈ r ɪ k i England Blackley 2 like Blakely ˈ b l eɪ k l i England Blidworth BLID erth ˈ b l ɪ d er 8 England Blyth like blithe ˈ b l aɪ d England Bosham BOZ em ˈ b ɒ z em England Bovey Tracey BUV ih ˈ b ʌ v ɪ England Bozeat BOH zhet ˈ b oʊ ʒ e t England Bradley 2 BRAYD lee ˈ b r eɪ d l i England Brant Broughton BROO ten ˈ b r uː t e n England Breaston BREE sten ˈ b r iː s t en England Brewood like brood b r uː d England Bridestowe BRID ih stoh ˈ b r ɪ d ɪ s t oʊ England Brough BRUF ˈ b r ʌ f England Brougham like broom b r uː m Northern Ireland Broughshane bre SHAYN b r e ˈ ʃ eɪ n England Browsholme Hall BROO zem ˈ b r uː z em England Bungay BUNG ghee ˈ b ʌ ŋ ɡ i England Burgh le Marsh BURR e ˈ b ʌr e England Burgh by Sands 2 BRUF b r ʌ f England Bylaugh BEE le ˈ b iː l e England Caius College 2 like keys ˈ k iː z England Caldmore KAHM er ˈ k ɑː m er England Cambois KAM ess ˈ k ae m e s England Cambridge 2 KAYM brij ˈ k eɪ m b r ɪ dʒ Cambridge Gloucestershire is often regular England Caterham KAY ter em ˈ k eɪ t er e m England Carlisle kar LYLE k ɑːr ˈ l aɪ l England Cheltenham CHELT nem ˈ tʃ ɛ l t n e m England Cheshunt CHEZ ent ˈ tʃ ɛ z e n t England Cheviot Hills CHEE vee et ˈ tʃ iː v i e t England Cheylesmore CHAHLZ mor ˈ tʃ ɑː l z m ɔːr England Chideock 5 CHID ek ˈ tʃ ɪ d e k England Chiswick 6 CHIZ ik ˈ tʃ ɪ z ɪ k England Cholmondeley 2 CHUM lee ˈ tʃ ʌ m l i England Cholmondeston CHUM sten ˈ tʃ ʌ m s t en England Chop Gate 7 YAT j ae t England Cirencester 2 SISS ih ter ˈ s ɪ s ɪ t er Also regular England Claughton Lancaster 2 KLAF ten ˈ k l ae f t en England Claughton Merseyside KLAW ten ˈ k l ɔː t en England Claughton on Brock KLY ten ˈ k l aɪ t en England Cleobury Mortimer 2 KLIB er ee ˈ k l ɪ b er i England Cley next the Sea KLY ˈ k l aɪ England Cogenhoe KUUK noh ˈ k ʊ k n oʊ England Colerne KUL ern ˈ k ʌ l er n England Coleshill KOHZ il ˈ k oʊ z ɪ l England Colne KOHN ˈ k oʊ n England Colney Hatch KOHN ee ˈ k oʊ n i Northern Ireland Comber KUM ber ˈ k ʌ m b er England Combeinteignhead KOO min TIN ed ˌ k uː m ɪ n ˈ t ɪ n e d England Congresbury KONGZ ber ee ˈ k ɒ ŋ z b er i England Cononley KUUN le ˈ k ʊ n l e England Costessey 2 KOSS ee ˈ k ɒ s i England Cowbit 8 KUB it ˈ k ʌ b ɪ t England Cowden kow DEN k aʊ ˈ d ɛ n England Cowpen KOO pen ˈ k uː p ɛ n England Cradley KRAYD lee ˈ k r eɪ d l i England Croxton Kerrial KROH sen KERR il ˈ k r oʊ s e n ˈ k ɛr ɪ l England Cruwys Morchard KROOZ ˈ k r uː z England Cuckfield 2 KUUK feeld ˈ k ʊ k f iː l d England Cudworth KUD erth ˈ k ʊ d er 8 Scotland Culross 2 KOOR oss ˈ k ʊer ɒ s Northern Ireland Cultra kul TRAW k ʌ l ˈ t r ɔː Scotland Culzean Castle 2 ke LAYN k e ˈ l eɪ n England Darwen 9 like Darwin ˈ d ɑːr w ɪ n England Daventry DAYN tree ˈ d eɪ n t r i Also regular England De Beauvoir Town de BEE ver d e ˈ b iː v er Also regular Wales Denbigh DEN bee dɛnbi England Derby like Darby ˈ d ɑːr b i England Didcot 9 DID ket ˈ d ɪ d k e t England Dodworth DOD erth ˈ d ɒ d er 8 England Doublebois DUB el boyz ˈ d ʌ b e l b ɔɪ z Scotland Dounreay 10 doon RAY d uː n ˈ r eɪ England Dunchideock DUN chid ek ˈ d ʌ n tʃ ɪ d e k England Durham DURR em ˈ d ʌr e m England Edensor EN zer ˈ ɛ n z er England Edenham ED nem ˈ ɛ d n e m England Elham EEL em ˈ iː l e m England Eling like Ealing ˈ iː l i ŋ England Elsecar EL sih ker ˈ ɛ l s ɪ k er Also regular England Ely EEL ee ˈ iː l i England Elmsall EM sel ˈ ɛ m s el England Esher 9 EESH er ˈ iː ʃ er England Eton College EE ten ˈ iː t e n England Euxton 2 EKS ten ˈ ɛ k s t en England Eyam 2 EEM iː m England Eynsham EN shem ˈ ɛ n ʃ e m England Farcet FASS et ˈ f ae s e t Scotland Findochty FIN ekh tee ˈ f ɪ n e x t i England Flitwick FLIT ik ˈ f l ɪ t ɪ k England Foleshill FOHZ il ˈ f oʊ z ɪ l England Folkingham FOK ing em ˈ f ɒ k ɪ ŋ e m England Folkstone FOHK sten ˈ f oʊ k s t en England Fowey 2 9 like Foy ˈ f ɔɪ Scotland Freuchie FRAY khee ˈfreɪxi Scotland Friockheim FREEK em ˈ f r iː k e m England Frithsden FRIZ den ˈ f r ɪ z d en England Frome 2 FROOM ˈ f r uː m Scotland Garioch 9 GHEER ee ˈ ɡ ɪer i England Gateacre 2 GAT e ker ˈ ɡ ae t e k er England Gillingham GHIL ing em ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɪ ŋ e m Not Gillingham Kent 11 101 Scotland Glamis 2 GLAHMZ ˈ ɡ l ɑː m z Scotland Glenzier GLING er ˈ ɡ l ɪ ŋ er England Gloucester GLOSS ter ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t er England Godmanchester 12 GUM ster ˈ ɡ ʌ m s t er Often regular Wales Goodwick GUUD ik ˈɡʊdɪk England Gotham 2 GOHT em ˈ ɡ oʊ t e m Scotland Grandtully GRANT lee ˈ ɡ r ae n t l i England Greenwich 2 GREN itch ˈ ɡ r ɛ n ɪ tʃ England Greysouthen GRAY soon ˈ ɡ r eɪ s uː n England Groby GROO bee ˈ ɡ r uː b i England Guildford 2 GHIL ferd ˈ ɡ ɪ l f er d Scotland Gullane GHIL en ˈ ɡ ɪ l e n England Guisborough GHIZ ber e ˈ ɡ ɪ z b er e England Happisburgh 2 HAYZ ber e ˈ h eɪ z b er e England Hardres HARDZ ˈ h ɑːr d z England Harewood House HAR wuud ˈ h ɑːr w ʊ d Namesake Harewood is regular England Harwich HARR itch ˈ h aer ɪ tʃ England Hatch Beauchamp 13 BEETCH em ˈ b iː tʃ e m England Haverholme HAV rem ˈ h ae v r e m England Haverhill HAV ril ˈ h ae v r ɪ l Wales Hawarden like harden ˈhɑːrden Scotland Hawick 2 HOYK ˈ h ɔɪ k Also regular England Heather 2 HEEDH er ˈ h iː d er England Herstmonceux 14 HURSS men ZOO SOO ˌ h ɜːr s m e n ˈ z uː ˈ s uː England Hertford HART fed ˈ h ɑːr t f e d England Hessle 2 HEZ el ˈ h ɛ z el England Holborn 2 HOH bern ˈ h oʊ b e r n England Holnicote Estate HUN ih kot ˈ h ʌ n ɪ k ɒ t Wales Holyhead HOL ee hed ˈhɒlihɛd England Holywell HOL ee wel ˈ h ɒ l i w ɛ l England Hough on the Hill HOF h ɒ f England Hougham HOF em ˈ h ɒ f e m England Houghton HOH ten ˈ h oʊ t e n England Hunstanton 2 HUN sten ˈ h ʌ n s t e n England Ide EED iː d England Ilfracombe IL fre koom ˈ ɪ l f r e k uː m England Ireshopeburn EYESS hep burn ˈ aɪ s h e p b ɜːr n Scotland Isle of Gigha 2 GHEE e ˈ ɡ iː e England Isleworth EYE zel werth ˈ aɪ z e l w er 8 England Islip EYEZ lip ˈ aɪ z l ɪ p England Iwerne Minster YOO urn ˈ j uː ɜːr n Scotland Jarlshof YARLSS hof ˈ j ɑːr l s h ɒ f England Jervaulx Abbey ZHUR voh ˈ ʒ ɜːr v oʊ England Keadby KID bee ˈ k ɪ d b i England Keighley 2 KEETH lee ˈ k iː 8 l i England Keswick KEZ ik ˈ k ɛ z ɪ k England Keynsham 9 KAYN shem ˈ k eɪ n ʃ e m Scotland Kilchurn Castle KIL ern ˈ k ɪ l er n Scotland Kilconquhar kin YUKH er k ɪ n ˈ j ʌ x er Scotland Kilncadzow kil KAY gay k ɪ l ˈ k eɪ ɡ eɪ Scotland Kingussie 2 king YOO see k ɪ ŋ ˈ j uː s i England Kingston Bagpuize 15 Kingston BAG pewz ˈ b ae ɡ p j uː z England Kirkby 2 like Kirby ˈ k ɜːr b i Not for Kirkby in Ashfield England Kirkbymoorside like Kirby moor side ˌ k ɜːr b i ˈ m ʊer s aɪ d Scotland Kirkcaldy ker KAW dee k er ˈ k ɔː d i Scotland Kirkcudbright 2 ker KOO bree k er ˈ k uː b r i Wales Laugharne LARN ˈlɑːrn England Laughton LOW ten ˈ l aʊ t en England Launceston Cornwall 2 LAWN sten ˈ l ɔː n s t en England Leamington Spa LEM ing ten ˈ l ɛ m ɪ ŋ t en England Leasingham LEZ ing em ˈ l ɛ z ɪ ŋ e m England Leicester 2 like Lester ˈ l ɛ s t er England Leigh 2 like lye l aɪ All British Leighs except Leigh Manchester and Leigh on Sea England Leominster 2 LEM ster ˈ l ɛ m s t er England Lilleshall LIL e shel ˈ l ɪ l e ʃ ɛ l England Lincoln LINK en ˈlɪŋken England Liskeard Cornwall 2 liss KARD l ɪ ˈ s k ɑːr d England Little Hautbois HOB iss ˈ h ɒ b ɪ s Scotland Loch Muick 10 MIK ˈ m ɪ k England Looe LOO l uː England Loose LOOZ l uː z England Lostwithiel 2 loss WITH ee el l ɒ s ˈ w ɪ 8 i e l Northern Ireland Lough Neagh 2 NAY n eɪ England Loughborough LUF ber e ˈ l ʌ f b e r e England Lover LOH ver ˈ l oʊ v er England Ludgershall LUG er shawl ˈ l ʌ ɡ er ʃ ɔː l England Ludgvan Cornwall LUJ en ˈ l ʌ dʒ en England Luxulyan Cornwall luk SIL yen l ʌ k ˈ s ɪ l j e n England Lydgate Lane Crosspool LIH jit ˈ l ɪ dʒ ɪ t Also regular England Lympne 2 LIM ˈ l ɪ m England Magdalen e College MAWD lin ˈmɔːdlɪn For both Magdalen College Oxford and Magdalene College Cambridge England Magdalen Hall MAWN mɔːn Northern Ireland Maghera MA he RAH MAK e RAH ˌ m ae h e ˈ r ɑː ˌ m ae k e ˈ r ɑː Northern Ireland Magherafelt MA her e FELT MAK e ˌ m ae h e r e ˈ f ɛ l t ˌ m ae k e England Manea MAYN ee ˈmeɪni England Marholm MARR em ˈmaerem England Market Weighton WEE ten ˈwiːten England Marlborough MORL ber e ˈmɔːrlbere England Marske by the Sea MASK ˈmaesk England Marylebone MAR lih ben ˈmɑːrlɪben England Masham MASS em ˈmaesem England Meaux MEWSS mjuːs England Meols MELZ mɛlz England Meols Cop MEELZ miːlz England Meopham MEP em ˈ m ɛ p e m England Mildenhall Suffolk MIL den hawl ˈmʌldenhɔːl England Mildenhall Wiltshire MY nel ˈmaɪnel Scotland Milngavie mel GHY m el ˈ ɡ aɪ Scotland Moray n 5 like Murry ˈ m ʌr i England Mossley MOZ lee ˈmɒzli England Mousehole MOWZ el ˈmaʊzel England Mow Cop MOW ˈmaʊ England Mudeford MUD ih ferd ˈmʌdɪferd England Muswell Hill MUZ el ˈmʌzel Also regular England Mytholmroyd MY dhem royd ˌmaɪdemˈrɔɪd England Norwich NORR ij ˈnɒrɪdʒ England Olney AWN ee ˈɔːni Variant of one name England Olney OHL nee ˈoʊlni Variant of one name England Osbournby OZ en bee ˈɒzenbi England Oswaldtwistle OZ el twiz el ˈɒzeltwɪzel England Oving OOV ing ˈuːvɪŋ England Ovingham OV in jem ˈɒvɪndʒem England Pall Mall PAL MAL ˈ p ae l ˈ m ae l England Peascod Street Windsor PESS ked ˈpɛsked Scotland Penicuik 10 like penny cook ˈ p ɛ n ɪ k ʊ k Scotland Peterculter PEE ter KOO ter ˌ p iː t er ˈ k uː t er England Plaistow PLAH stoh ˈ p l ɑː s t oʊ England Plymouth PLIM eth ˈplɪme8 England Pontefract PUM frit ˈpʌmfrɪt Also regular England Ponteland pon TEE lend pɒnˈtiːlend England Portesham like possum ˈpɒsem England Postwick with Witton PAW zik ˈpɔːzɪk England Poxwell POHKS wel ˈpoʊkswɛl England Prideaux PRID eks ˈprɪdeks England Prinknash Abbey PRIN esh ˈprɪneʃ England Prudhoe PRUD e ˈprʌde England Puncknowle PUN el ˈpʌnel England Quadring KWAY dring ˈkweɪdrɪŋ England Quernmore KWOR mer ˈkwɔːrmer England Rainworth REN erth ˈrɛner8 England Rampisham like ransom ˈraensem England Ratlinghope RATCH up ˈraetʃʌp England Rawtenstall ROT en stawl ˈrɒtenstɔːl England Reading RED ing ˈrɛdɪŋ England Redruth re DROOTH r e ˈ d r uː 8 England Rievaulx ree VOH riːˈvoʊ Scotland Ravenstruther REN stree ˈ r ɛ n s t r i Scotland Ravenstruther RAYN stree r eɪ n s t r i Scotland River Avon AHN ˈ ɑː n Regular outside Scotland England River Cherwell CHAR wel ˈtʃɑːrwɛl England River Devon 16 DEE ven ˈ d iː v en England River Nene NEN nɛn Also regular England River Teign like tin tɪn Scotland River Teviot TEE vee et ˈ t iː v i e t England River Thame TAYM ˈteɪm England River Thames TEMZ ˈ t ɛ m z Also for all derived names England Rocester like roaster ˈroʊster England Roughton ROO ten ˈruːten England Ruislip RY slip ˈraɪslɪp Scotland Ruthven like riven ˈ r ɪ v en England St Briavels BREV elz ˈbrɛvelz England St Ive Cornwall EEV ˈiːv England St Teath Cornwall TETH tɛ8 England Salisbury SAWLZ b e ree ˈsɔːlzb e ri England Salle SAWL ˈsɔːl England Sandwich SAND wij saendwɪdʒ Also regular Scotland Sanquhar SANK er ˈ s ae ŋ k er Scotland Sauchiehall Street Glasgow SUKH ee hawl ˈ s ʌ x i h ɔː l England Scafell Pike SKAW fel ˈ s k ɔː f ɛ l Scotland Scone SKOON ˈ s k uː n England Seighford SY ferd ˈsaɪferd England Shepton Beauchamp BEETCH em ˈ b iː tʃ e m England Shrewsbury SHROHZ ber ee ˈʃroʊzberi Also regular Mainly for Shrewsbury School England Shaftesbury SHA H FTS ber ee ˈʃɑːftsberi ˈʃaefts England Slaithwaite SLA wit ˈslaewɪt England Slaugham SLAF em ˈslaefem England Snowshill SNOZ el ˈsnɒzel Variant of one name England Snowshill SNOHZ el ˈsnoʊzel Variant of one name England Southwark SUDH erk ˈ s ʌ d e r k England Southwell SUDH el ˈsʌdel Also regular England Sowerby West Yorkshire SOR bee ˈsɔːrbi Also regular England Sproxton SPROH sen ˈsproʊsen England Staithes like Steers stɪerz England Stawell STOL stɒl England Steyning STEN ing ˈstɛnɪŋ England Stiffkey STEW kee ˈstjuːkiː Also regular England Stivichall STY chel ˈstaɪtʃel England Stockingford STOK ing FORD ˌ s t ɒ k ɪ ŋ ˈ f ɔːr d England Stokenham stohk en HAM s t oʊ k e n ˈ h ae m England Stokeinteignhead stohk in TIN ed s t oʊ k ɪ n ˈ t ɪ n e d Northern Ireland Strabane stre BAN s t r e ˈ b ae n Scotland Strathaven 9 STRAY ven ˈ s t r eɪ v en England Streatham STRET em ˈstrɛtem England Stroxton STRAW sen ˈstrɔːsen Wales Swansea SWON zee ˈ s w ɒ n z i England Sydenham SID en em ˈsɪdenem England Tacolneston TAK el sten ˈtaekelsten England Teigngrace ting GRAYSS tɪŋ greɪs England Teignmouth TIN meth ˈtɪnme8 England Teston TEE sen ˈtiːsen England Thame like tame ˈteɪm England The Cheviot CHEEV ee et ˈ tʃ iː v i e t England Theobald s Road TIB eldz ˈtɪbeldz Often regular England Threekingham THREK ing gem ˈ8rɛkɪŋɡem England Thriplow 1 TRIP loh ˈ t r ɪ p l oʊ Scotland Thurso THUR zoh ˈ 8 ɜːr z oʊ England Tideswell TID sel ˈtɪdsel Scotland Tillicoultry TIH lih KOO tree ˌtɪlɪˈkuːtri England Tintwistle like tinsel ˈtɪnsel England Todmorden TOD mer den ˈtɒdmerden England Torpenhow tre PEN e treˈpɛne Often regular England Towcester like toaster ˈtoʊster England Tow Law TOW taʊ England Trewoon Cornwall TROO en ˈtruːen England Trottiscliffe TROZ lee ˈtrɒzli Scotland Udny Green WID nee ˈwɪdni dubious discuss Scotland Udny Station WID nee ˈwɪdni dubious discuss England Ulgham UF em ˈʌfem England Uttoxeter yoo TOK sit er juː ˈ t ɒ k s ɪ t er Variant of one name England Uttoxeter UUTCH it er ˈ ʊ tʃ ɪ t er Variant of one name England Vauxhall VOKS awl ˈvɒks ɔːl England Warwick WORR ik ˈ w ɒr ɪ k England Wavertree WOR tree ˈwɔːrtri Mostly obsolete England Wednesbury WENZ ber ee ˈwɛnzberi Scotland Wemyss Bay 9 WEEMZ ˈwiːmz England Welwyn WEL in ˈ w ɛ l ɪ n England Wesham WESS em ˈwɛsem England Whittingham Northumberland WIT in jem ˈwɪtɪndʒem England Widecombe in the Moor WID ih kem ˈwɪdɪkem England Wisbech WIZ beetch ˈwɪzbiːtʃ England Witham WIT em ˈwɪtem England Wombwell WUUM wel ˈwʊmwɛl England Woodhay like woody ˈwʊdi England Woolfardisworthy WUUL zee ˈwʊlzi Variant of one name England Woolfardisworthy WUUL zer ee ˈwʊlzeri Variant of one name England Worcester WUUSS ter ˈwʊster England Worstead WUUSS ted ˈwʊsted England Woughton WUUF ten ˈwʊften England Wressle REZ el ˈrɛzel England Wrotham ROOT em ˈruːtem England Wroughton RAW ten ˈrɔːten England Wybunbury WIM bree ˈwɪmbri Variant of one name England Wybunbury WIN ber ee ˈwɪnberi Variant of one name England Wycombe WIK em ˈwɪkem England Wymondham WIND em ˈwɪndem England Yeading YED ing ˈjɛdɪŋ England Yeaton YET en ˈjɛten England Yeavering YEV er ing ˈjɛverɪŋ England Yeovil YOH vel ˈ j oʊ v e l England Zouch ZOTCH zɒtʃ See also editList of irregularly spelled places in the United StatesNotes edit e g Leicester Gloucester Worcester Bicester Towcester Rocester and Alcester but not Cirencester e g Norwich Woolwich and West Bromwich but not Ipswich Nantwich or Droitwich Spa e g Smethwick Chiswick and Flitwick Accordingly Southwick Hampshire ˈ s ʌ d ɪ k Anomalies Southwick West Sussex is pronounced ˈ s aʊ 8 w ɪ k like Painswick Gloucestershire Prestwick and Hardwick as well as Pickwick a former village in Wiltshire through which the novel The Pickwick Papers got its title but these by population represent a very small minority Murray is also a common surname generally pronounced in this orthodox way References edit a b c d P H Reaney 1969 The Origin of English Place Names Routledge and Kegan Paul pp 44 5 ISBN 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Dictionary of British Names Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 212976 7 Oliver Cromwell s home fields amid which his boyhood was passed Villages in the neighborhood where other great men were born the boy Oliver saved nY Times 1888 12 30 Retrieved 2013 03 10 http archiver rootsweb ancestry com th read Bristol and Somerset 2000 01 0949053929 dead link Roach amp Hartman eds 1997 English Pronouncing Dictionary 15th edition Cambridge University Press p 234 A Snippet of Village History www kingston bagpuize com Retrieved 2020 12 22 Lycett Green Candida Unwrecked England Oldie p 30 Further reading editG M Miller ed 1971 BBC pronouncing dictionary of British names Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 431125 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of irregularly spelt places in the United Kingdom amp oldid 1225926373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
