"South-well" or "Suth-ull"?

[jaywit]

My son reminded me of another one today. Mansfield Woodhouse - Woodus

[Braindead]

I used to belong to the "Suthull" school, but after becoming friendly with a native, was converted to the "South-well" camp.

Another one which I've heard, from a little further south: "GranTH - am" or "GranT -ham"

[Billyblue]

Many years ago, when touring UK, we were constantly bemused by the way locals pronounced place names.   After about a week of this, we came to be looking for a place (don't remember where) and sat and practised the name as we thought people might say it, only to discover that it was pronounced phonetically!   Foiled again.

Out here in Oz, in NSW and Qld. there are places called Canowindra.  In NSW it's pronounced Can - ourn - dra and in Qld it's can-o-win-dra.

      

Dawn M

[jaybelnz]

Not a place name, but My Dad told me that Featherstone-Haugh was pronounced "Fanshawe"
He was Scottish.  There was another one as well, but just can't remember it right now.  Time I was asleep!     Nighty night!

Jeanne

[lainie3961]

I dont live in Southwell - but as a Notts person know that we acknowledge both Southwell and Suth-all.

I have always believed that those born to the area called it Suth-all and those who have 'moved-in' called it Southwell. It call it Southwell.

Added to this is, I believe, a class 'thing' i.e. what sort of money you have. If you were a middle class professional you would call it Southwell. I know 2 professional people who were not born there, but had the money to buy one of the higher price houses in the 'village' or center, that insist that it is called Southwell!!!!

[Redroger]

I'm Nottm born and bred and say "Suthell" but concur the knowledge that dwellers therein call it "South-well".

Maybe we need a thread to capture all this.  For instance "we" say "Fosson" for Foston (near Grantham) and "Illson" for Ilkeston.  I've also heard the uninformed say "Bass-fud" (as in Sea Bass) instead of "Base-fud" for Basford.

Sherwood

Good idea, extend it to Lincolnshire as there are some gems there, e.g. How is Saltfleetby pronounced?

[Redroger]

Not a place name, but My Dad told me that Featherstone-Haugh was pronounced "Fanshawe"
He was Scottish.  There was another one as well, but just can't remember it right now.  Time I was asleep!     Nighty night!

Jeanne

Bottomley is pronounced B*mley in some circles! Just to be clear, the missing letter is a vowel, and it is NOT a; e; i; or o.

[rachelralph]

i live just off suthall rd, and my husband is not a local he is from hampshire and he always says southwell, and i always say suthall.

we also used to live in pleasley, which my dad pronouced please-ly but it is definatley pronounced plesley

[Nottschick]

If we're talking about Lincs place names - what about Cowbit, a village just outside Spalding?   Any guesses before I or another local person tell you? 
NC.