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A map of irregularly spelled places in London
This is a sublist of List of irregularly spelled English names.
These common suffixes have these regular pronunciations, yet would be counterintuitive (irregular) in normal English:
Prefixes:
- Al- ; with very few exceptions such as Alba, Alperton.
- Saint- is , for most speakers.
List
Name list
Subdivision
|
Place
|
Pronunciation
|
Notes
|
Respelling
|
IPA
|
England
|
Acomb, North Yorkshire
|
YAK-əm
|
[1]
|
|
England
|
Acomb, Northumberland
|
YEK-əm
|
[1]
|
|
Northern Ireland
|
Ahoghill
|
a-HOKH-il
|
/æˈhɒxɪl/
|
|
England
|
Aigburth
|
EG-bərth
|
|
|
England
|
Aike
|
YAK
|
[1]
|
|
England
|
Aldeburgh
|
AWL-bə-rə
|
|
|
England
|
Allerton, West Yorkshire
|
OL-ər-tən
|
|
Not for Allerton, Liverpool –
|
England
|
Almeley
|
A(L)M-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Alnmouth
|
AL(Ə)N-mowth
|
|
|
England
|
Alnwick
|
AN-ik
|
|
|
England
|
Althorp
|
AWL-trəp
|
[2]
|
|
England
|
Altrincham
|
AWL-tring-əm
|
[2]
|
|
England
|
Alresford, Essex
|
OLS-fərd
|
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Alresford, Essex
|
AYLS-fərd
|
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Alresford, Hampshire
|
OLZ-fərd
|
|
|
England
|
Alsager
|
OL-sayj-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Alverdiscott
|
OL-skot
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Anstruther
|
AYN-stər
|
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Apethorpe
|
APP-thorp
|
|
|
England
|
Ardingly
|
AR-ding-ly
|
|
|
England
|
Ashtead
|
ASH-sted
|
|
|
England
|
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|
ZOOSH
|
|
|
England
|
Aslackby
|
AY-zəl-bee
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Athelstaneford
|
AYL-sən-fərd
|
|
Also regular
|
Scotland
|
Auchinleck
|
like Affleck
|
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Aughton, Lancaster
|
AF-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Averham
|
AYR-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Aveton Gifford
|
AW-tən-JIF-ərd
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Avoch
|
AWKH
|
|
|
England
|
Ayscoughfee Hall
|
ASK-ə-fee
|
|
|
England
|
Balliol College[2]
|
BAYL-ee-əl
|
|
|
England
|
Barham[2]
|
BARR-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Barholm
|
BARR-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Barnoldswick
|
BAR-lik
|
|
|
England
|
Barugh, North Yorkshire[2]
|
BARF
|
|
|
England
|
Barugh, South Yorkshire
|
BARK
|
|
|
England
|
Basford
|
BAYSS-fərd
|
|
|
England
|
Beaconsfield
|
BEK-ənz-feeld
|
|
|
England
|
Beaminster
|
BEM-in-stər
|
|
|
England
|
Beauchamp Roding
|
BEECH-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Beauchief
|
BEE-chif
|
|
|
England
|
Beaudesert[3][4]
|
like Belzer
|
|
|
England
|
Beaulieu[2]
|
BYOO-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Bellingham, Northumberland[2]
|
BEL-in-jəm
|
|
|
England
|
Belvoir Castle
|
like beaver
|
|
|
England
|
Berkeley[2]
|
like Barkley
|
|
All UK placenames
|
England
|
Berwick-upon-Tweed[2]
|
BERR-ik
|
|
|
England
|
Bicester[2]
|
BIS-tər
|
|
|
England
|
Bideford
|
BID-i-fərd
|
|
|
England
|
Billericay[2]
|
bil-ə-RIK-ee
|
|
|
England
|
Blackley[2]
|
like Blakely
|
|
|
England
|
Blidworth
|
BLID-ərth
|
|
|
England
|
Bosham
|
BOZ-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Bovey Tracey
|
BUV-ee
|
|
|
England
|
Bozeat
|
BOH-zhət
|
|
|
England
|
Bradley[2]
|
BRAYD-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Brant Broughton
|
BROO-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Breaston
|
BREE-stən
|
|
|
England
|
Brewood
|
like brood
|
|
|
England
|
Bridestowe
|
BRID-i-stoh
|
|
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England
|
Brough
|
BRUF
|
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England
|
Brougham
|
like broom
|
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|
England
|
Browsholme Hall
|
BROOZ-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Bungay
|
BUNG-ee
|
|
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England
|
Burgh le Marsh
|
BƏ-rə
|
|
|
England
|
Burgh by Sands[2]
|
BRUF
|
|
|
England
|
Bylaugh
|
BEE-lə
|
|
|
England
|
Caius College[2]
|
like keys
|
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|
England
|
Caldmore
|
KAHM-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Cambois
|
KAM-is
|
|
|
England
|
Cambridge[2]
|
KAYM-brij
|
|
Cambridge, Gloucestershire is often regular
|
England
|
Caterham
|
KAY-tər-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Cheshunt
|
CHEZ-ənt
|
|
|
England
|
Cheviot Hills
|
CHIV-i-ət
|
|
|
England
|
Cheylesmore
|
CHAHLZ-mor
|
|
|
England
|
Chideock[5]
|
CHID-ək
|
|
|
England
|
Chiswick[6]
|
CHIZ-ik
|
|
|
England
|
Cholmondeley[2]
|
CHUM-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Cholmondeston
|
CHUM-stən
|
|
|
England
|
Chop Gate[7]
|
YAT
|
|
|
England
|
Cirencester[2]
|
SIS-i-tər
|
|
|
England
|
Claughton, Lancaster[2]
|
KLAF-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Claughton, Merseyside
|
KLAW-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Claughton-on-Brock
|
KLY-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Cleobury Mortimer[2]
|
KLIB-ər-ee
|
|
|
England
|
Cley-next-the-Sea
|
KLY
|
|
|
England
|
Cogenhoe
|
KUUK-noh
|
|
|
England
|
Colerne
|
KUL-ərn
|
|
|
England
|
Coleshill
|
KOHZ-il
|
|
|
England
|
Colney Hatch
|
KOHN-ee
|
|
|
Northern Ireland
|
Comber
|
KUM-bər
|
|
|
England
|
Combeinteignhead
|
Koom in TINəd
|
|
|
England
|
Congresbury
|
KONGZ-bə-ree
|
|
|
England
|
Cononley
|
KUUN-lə
|
|
|
England
|
Costessey[2]
|
KOSS-ee
|
|
|
England
|
Cowbit[8]
|
KUB-it
|
|
|
England
|
Cowden
|
kow-DEN
|
|
|
England
|
Cowpen
|
KOO-pen
|
|
|
England
|
Cradley
|
KRAYD-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Croxton Kerrial
|
KROH-sən KERR-il
|
|
|
England
|
Cruwys Morchard
|
KROOZ
|
|
|
England
|
Cuckfield[2]
|
KUUK-feeld
|
|
|
England
|
Cudworth
|
KUD-ərth
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Culross[2]
|
KOOR-ross
|
|
|
Northern Ireland
|
Cultra
|
kul-TRAW
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Culzean Castle[2]
|
kə-LAYN
|
|
|
England
|
Darwen[9]
|
like Darwin
|
|
|
England
|
Daventry
|
DAYN-tree
|
|
Also regular
|
England
|
De Beauvoir Town
|
də-BEE-vər
|
|
Also regular
|
Wales
|
Denbigh
|
DEN-bee
|
/dɛnbi/
|
|
England
|
Derby
|
like Darby
|
|
|
England
|
Didcot[9]
|
DID-kət
|
|
|
England
|
Dodworth
|
DOD-ərth
|
|
|
England
|
Doublebois
|
DOUBle boys
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Dounreay[10]
|
doon-RAY
|
|
|
England
|
Dunchideock
|
DUN-chid-ək
|
|
|
England
|
Durham
|
DURR-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Edensor
|
EN-zər
|
|
|
England
|
Edenham
|
ED-nəm
|
|
|
England
|
Elham
|
EEL-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Eling
|
like Ealing
|
|
|
England
|
Elsecar
|
EL-si-kər
|
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Ely
|
EEL-ee
|
|
|
England
|
Elmsall
|
EM-səl
|
|
|
England
|
Esher[9]
|
EESH-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Eton College
|
EE-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Euxton[2]
|
EX-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Eyam[2]
|
EEM
|
|
|
England
|
Eynsham
|
EN-shəm
|
|
|
England
|
Farcet
|
FAS-ət
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Findochty
|
fin-UKH-tee
|
|
|
England
|
Flitwick
|
FLIT-ik
|
|
|
England
|
Foleshill
|
FOHZ-il
|
|
|
England
|
Folkingham
|
FOK-ing-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Fowey[2][9]
|
like Foy
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Freuchie
|
FRAYKH-ee
|
/ˈfreɪxi/
|
|
Scotland
|
Friockheim
|
FREEK-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Frithsden
|
FRIZ-dən
|
|
|
England
|
Frome[2]
|
FROOM
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Garioch[9]
|
GHEE-ree
|
|
|
England
|
Gateacre[2]
|
GAT-ə-kər
|
|
|
England
|
Gillingham
|
GHIL-ing-əm
|
|
Not Gillingham, Kent[11]
|
Scotland
|
Glamis[2]
|
GLAHMZ
|
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|
Scotland
|
Glenzier
|
GLING-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Gloucester
|
GLOSS-tər
|
|
|
England
|
Godmanchester[12]
|
GUM-stər
|
|
Also regular
|
Wales
|
Goodwick
|
GOOD-ik
|
/ˈɡʊdɪk/
|
|
England
|
Gotham[2]
|
GOHT-əm
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Grandtully
|
GRANT-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Greenwich[2]
|
GREN-ich
|
|
|
England
|
Greysouthen
|
GRAY-soon
|
|
|
England
|
Groby
|
GROO-bee
|
|
|
England
|
Guildford[2]
|
GHIL-fərd
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Gullane
|
GIL-ən
|
|
|
England
|
Guisborough
|
GHIZ-bər-ə
|
|
|
England
|
Happisburgh[2]
|
HAYZ-bər-ə
|
|
|
England
|
Hardres
|
HARDZ
|
|
|
England
|
Harewood House
|
HAR-wuud
|
|
Namesake Harewood is regular
|
England
|
Hatch Beauchamp[13]
|
BEECH-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Haverholme
|
HAV-rəm
|
|
|
England
|
Haverhill
|
HAV-rill
|
|
|
Wales
|
Hawarden
|
like harden
|
/ˈhɑːrdən/
|
|
Scotland
|
Hawick[2]
|
HOYK
|
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Heather[2]
|
HEEDH-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Herstmonceux[14]
|
hurs-mən-ZOO, -SOO
|
,
|
|
England
|
Hertford
|
HAR-fəd
|
|
|
England
|
Hessle[2]
|
HEZ-əl
|
|
|
England
|
Holborn[2]
|
HOH-bərn
|
|
|
England
|
Holnicote Estate
|
HUN-ee-kot
|
|
|
Wales
|
Holyhead
|
HOL-ee-hed
|
/ˈhɒlihɛd/
|
|
England
|
Holywell
|
HOL-ee-wel
|
|
|
England
|
Hough-on-the-Hill
|
HOF
|
|
|
England
|
Hougham
|
HOF-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Houghton
|
HOH-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Hunstanton[2]
|
HUN-stən
|
|
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England
|
Ide
|
EED
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Isle of Gigha[2]
|
GHEE-ə
|
|
|
England
|
Isleworth
|
IZE-əl-wərth
|
|
|
England
|
Islip
|
IZE-lip
|
|
|
England
|
Iwerne Minster
|
YOO-urn
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Jarlshof
|
YARLS-hof
|
|
|
England
|
Jervaulx Abbey
|
ZHUR-voh
|
|
|
England
|
Keadby
|
KID-bee
|
|
|
England
|
Keighley[2]
|
KEETH-lee
|
|
|
England
|
Keynsham[9]
|
KAYN-shəm
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Kilchurn Castle
|
KIL-ərn
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Kilconquhar
|
kin-YUKH-ər
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Kilncadzow
|
kil-KAY-gay
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Kingussie[2]
|
king-YOO-see
|
|
|
England
|
Kingston Bagpuize[15]
|
Kingston BAG-pyooz
|
|
|
England
|
Kirkby[2]
|
like Kirby
|
|
Not for Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
|
Scotland
|
Kirkcaldy
|
kur-KAW-dee
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Kirkcudbright[2]
|
kur-KOO-bree
|
|
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Wales
|
Laugharne
|
LARN
|
/ˈlɑːrn/
|
|
England
|
Laughton
|
LAO-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Launceston, Cornwall[2]
|
LAWN-stən
|
|
|
England
|
Leamington Spa
|
LEM-ing-tən
|
|
|
England
|
Leasingham
|
LEZ-ing-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Leicester[2]
|
like Lester
|
|
|
England
|
Leigh[2]
|
like lye
|
|
All British Leighs; except Leigh, Manchester and Leigh-on-Sea
|
England
|
Leominster[2]
|
LEM-stər
|
|
|
England
|
Lilleshall
|
LIL-ə-shel
|
|
|
England
|
Lincoln
|
LINK-ən
|
/ˈlɪŋkən/
|
|
England
|
Liskeard, Cornwall[2]
|
liss-KARD
|
|
|
England
|
Little Hautbois
|
HOB-iss
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Loch Muick[10]
|
MIK
|
|
|
England
|
Loose
|
LOOZ
|
|
|
England
|
Lostwithiel[2]
|
los-WITH-ee-əl
|
|
|
Northern Ireland
|
Lough Neagh[2]
|
NAY
|
|
|
England
|
Loughborough
|
LUF-bar-ə
|
|
|
England
|
Lover
|
LOHV-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Ludgershall
|
LUG-ər-shawl
|
|
|
England
|
Ludgvan, Cornwall
|
LUJ-ən
|
|
|
England
|
Luxulyan, Cornwall
|
luk-SIL-yən
|
|
|
England
|
Lydgate Lane, Crosspool
|
Li-JIT
|
|
|
England
|
Lympne[2]
|
LIM
|
|
|
England
|
Magdalen(e) College
|
MAWD-lin
|
/ˈmɔːdlɪn/
|
For both Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalene College, Cambridge
|
England
|
Magdalen Hall
|
MAWN
|
/mɔːn/
|
|
England
|
Manea
|
MAYN-ee
|
/ˈmeɪni/
|
|
England
|
Marholm
|
MAR-əm
|
/ˈmærəm/
|
|
England
|
Market Weighton
|
WEE-tən
|
/ˈwiːtən/
|
|
England
|
Marlborough
|
MORL-bə-rə
|
/ˈmɔːrlbərə/
|
|
England
|
Marske-by-the-Sea
|
like mask
|
/ˈmæsk/
|
|
England
|
Marylebone
|
MAR-lee-bən
|
/ˈmɑːrlɪbən/
|
|
England
|
Masham
|
MASS-əm
|
/ˈmæsəm/
|
|
England
|
Meaux
|
MYOOSS
|
/mjuːs/
|
|
England
|
Meols
|
MELZ
|
/mɛlz/
|
|
England
|
Meols Cop
|
MEELZ
|
/miːlz/
|
|
England
|
Meopham
|
MEP-əm
|
|
|
England
|
Mildenhall, Suffolk
|
MULD-ən-hawl
|
/ˈmʌldənhɔːl/
|
|
England
|
Mildenhall, Wiltshire
|
MY-nəl
|
/ˈmaɪnəl/
|
|
Scotland
|
Milngavie
|
məl-GHY
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Moray[n 5]
|
like Murry
|
|
|
England
|
Mossley
|
MOZ-lee
|
/ˈmɒzli/
|
|
England
|
Mousehole
|
MAOZ-əl
|
/ˈmaʊzəl/
|
|
England
|
Mow Cop
|
MAO
|
/ˈmaʊ/
|
|
England
|
Muswell Hill
|
MUZ-əl
|
/ˈmʌzəl/
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Mytholmroyd
|
MY-dhəm-royd
|
/ˌmaɪðəmˈrɔɪd/
|
|
England
|
Norwich
|
NOR-ij
|
/ˈnɒrɪdʒ/
|
|
England
|
Olney
|
AWN-ee
|
/ˈɔːni/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Olney
|
OHL-nee
|
/ˈoʊlni/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Osbournby
|
OZ-ən-bree
|
/ˈɒzənbi/
|
|
England
|
Oswaldtwistle
|
OZ-əl-twiz-əl
|
/ˈɒzəltwɪzəl/
|
|
England
|
Oving
|
OOV-ing
|
/ˈuːvɪŋ/
|
|
England
|
Ovingham
|
OV-in-jəm
|
/ˈɒvɪndʒəm/
|
|
England
|
Pall Mall
|
PAL-MAL
|
|
|
England
|
Peascod Street, Windsor
|
PES-kəd
|
/ˈpɛskəd/
|
|
Scotland
|
Penicuik[10]
|
like "penny cook"
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Peterculter
|
peet-ər-KOOT-ər
|
|
|
England
|
Plaistow
|
PLAH-stoh
|
|
|
England
|
Plymouth
|
PLIM-əth
|
/ˈplɪməθ/
|
|
England
|
Pontefract
|
PUM-frit
|
/ˈpʌmfrɪt/
|
Also egular
|
England
|
Ponteland
|
PON-tee-lənd
|
/pɒnˈtiːlənd/
|
|
England
|
Portesham
|
like possum
|
/ˈpɒsəm/
|
|
England
|
Postwick with Witton
|
PAW-zik
|
/ˈpɔːzɪk/
|
|
England
|
Poxwell
|
POHKS-wel
|
/ˈpoʊkswɛl/
|
|
England
|
Prideaux
|
PRID-əx
|
/ˈprɪdəks/
|
|
England
|
Prinknash Abbey
|
PRIN-əsh
|
/ˈprɪnəʃ/
|
|
England
|
Prudhoe
|
PRUD-ə
|
/ˈprʌdə/
|
|
England
|
Puncknowle
|
PUN-əl
|
/ˈpʌnəl/
|
|
England
|
Quadring
|
KWAY-dring
|
/ˈkweɪdrɪŋ/
|
|
England
|
Quernmore
|
KWOR-mər
|
/ˈkwɔːrmər/
|
|
England
|
Rainworth
|
REN-ərth
|
/ˈrɛnərθ/
|
|
England
|
Rampisham
|
like ransom
|
/ˈrænsəm/
|
|
England
|
Ratlinghope
|
RACH-up
|
/ˈrætʃʌp/
|
|
England
|
Reading
|
RED-ing
|
/ˈrɛdɪŋ/
|
|
England
|
Rievaulx
|
ree-VOH
|
/riːvoʊ/
|
|
Scotland
|
Ravenstruther
|
REN-stree
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Ravenstruther
|
RAYN-stree
|
|
|
Scotland
|
River Avon
|
AHN
|
|
|
England
|
River Cherwell
|
CHAR-wel
|
/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/
|
|
England
|
River Devon[16]
|
DEE-vən
|
|
|
England
|
River Nene
|
NEN
|
/nɛn/
|
Also regular
|
England
|
River Teign
|
like tin
|
/tɪn/
|
|
Scotland
|
River Teviot
|
TEE-vee-ət
|
|
|
England
|
River Thame
|
TAYM
|
/ˈteɪm/
|
|
England
|
River Thames
|
TEMZ
|
|
Also for all derived names
|
England
|
Rocester
|
like roaster
|
/ˈroʊstər/
|
|
England
|
Roughton
|
ROO-tən
|
/ˈruːtən/
|
|
England
|
Ruislip
|
RY-slip
|
/ˈraɪslɪp/
|
|
Scotland
|
Ruthven
|
like riven
|
|
|
England
|
St Briavels
|
BREV-əlz
|
/ˈbrɛvəlz/
|
|
England
|
St Ive, Cornwall
|
EEV
|
/ˈiːv/
|
|
England
|
St Teath, Cornwall
|
TETH
|
/tɛθ/
|
|
England
|
Salisbury
|
SOLZ-bər-ee
|
/ˈsɒlzbəri, ˈsɔːlz-/
|
|
England
|
Salle
|
SAWL
|
/ˈsɔːl/
|
|
England
|
Sandwich
|
SAND-wij
|
/sændwɪdʒ/
|
Also regular
|
Scotland
|
Sanquhar
|
SANK-ər
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
|
SUKH-ee-hawl
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Scone
|
SKOON
|
|
|
England
|
Seighford
|
SY-fərd
|
/ˈsaɪfərd/
|
|
England
|
Shrewsbury
|
SHROHZ-bər-ee
|
/ˈʃroʊzbəri/
|
Also regular. Mainly for Shrewsbury School
|
England
|
Shaftesbury
|
SHAFTS-bər-ee
|
/ˈʃɑːftsbəri, ˈʃæfts-/
|
|
England
|
Slaithwaite
|
SLA-wit
|
/ˈslæwɪt/
|
|
England
|
Slaugham
|
SLAF-əm
|
/ˈslæfəm/
|
|
England
|
Snowshill
|
SNOZ-əl
|
/ˈsnɒzəl/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Snowshill
|
SNOHZ-əl
|
/ˈsnoʊzəl/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Southwark
|
SUDH-ərk
|
|
|
England
|
Southwell
|
SUDH-el
|
/ˈsʌðəl/
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Sowerby, West Yorkshire
|
SOR-bee
|
/ˈsɔːrbi/
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Sproxton
|
SPROH-sən
|
/ˈsproʊsən/
|
|
England
|
Staithes
|
like Steers
|
/stɪərz/
|
|
England
|
Stawell
|
STOL
|
/stɒl/
|
|
England
|
Steyning
|
STEN-ing
|
/ˈstɛnɪŋ/
|
|
England
|
Stiffkey
|
STYOO-kee
|
/ˈstjuːkiː/
|
Also regular
|
England
|
Stivichall
|
STY-chəl
|
/ˈstaɪtʃəl/
|
|
England
|
Stockingford
|
STOK-ing-FORD
|
|
|
England
|
Stokenham
|
stohk-in-HAM
|
|
|
England
|
Stokeinteignhead
|
stohk-in-TIN-əd
|
|
|
Scotland
|
Strathaven[9]
|
STRAY-vən
|
|
|
England
|
Streatham
|
STRET-əm
|
/ˈstrɛtəm/
|
|
England
|
Stroxton
|
STRAW-sən
|
/ˈstrɔːsən/
|
|
Wales
|
Swansea
|
SWON-zee
|
|
|
England
|
Sydenham
|
SID-ən-əm
|
/ˈsɪdənəm/
|
|
England
|
Tacolneston
|
TAK-əl-stən
|
/ˈtækəlstən/
|
|
England
|
Teigngrace
|
ting-GRACE
|
/tɪŋ'greɪs/
|
|
England
|
Teignmouth
|
TIN-məth
|
/ˈtɪnməθ/
|
|
England
|
Teston
|
TEE-sən
|
/ˈtiːsən/
|
|
England
|
Thame
|
like tame
|
/ˈteɪm/
|
|
England
|
The Cheviot
|
CHIV-i-ət
|
|
|
England
|
Theobald's Road
|
TIB-əldz
|
/ˈtɪbəldz/
|
Often regular
|
England
|
Threekingham
|
THREK-ing-əm
|
/ˈθrɛkɪŋɡəm/
|
|
England
|
Thriplow[1]
|
TRIP-low
|
|
|
England
|
Tideswell
|
TID-səl
|
/ˈtɪdsəl/
|
|
Scotland
|
Tillicoultry
|
ti-li-KOO-tree
|
/ˌtɪlɪˈkuːtri/
|
|
England
|
Tintwistle
|
like tinsel
|
/ˈtɪnsəl/
|
|
England
|
Todmorden
|
TOD-mər-dən
|
/ˈtɒdmərdən/
|
|
England
|
Torpenhow
|
trə-PEN-ə
|
/trəˈpɛnə/
|
Often regular
|
England
|
Towcester
|
like toaster
|
/ˈtoʊstər/
|
|
England
|
Tow Law
|
TAO
|
/taʊ/
|
|
England
|
Trewoon, Cornwall
|
TROO-ən
|
/ˈtruːən/
|
|
England
|
Trottiscliffe
|
TROZ-lee
|
/ˈtrɒzli/
|
|
Scotland
|
Udny Green
|
WID-nee
|
/ˈwɪdni/[dubious – discuss]
|
|
Scotland
|
Udny Station
|
WID-nee
|
/ˈwɪdni/[dubious – discuss]
|
|
England
|
Ulgham
|
UF-əm
|
/ˈʌfəm/
|
|
England
|
Uttoxeter
|
yoo-TOK-sit-ər
|
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Uttoxeter
|
UTCH-it-ər
|
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Vauxhall
|
VOKS-hawl
|
/ˈvɒks.ɔːl/
|
|
England
|
Warwick
|
WORR-ik
|
|
|
England
|
Wavertree
|
WAW-tree
|
/ˈwɔːrtri/
|
Mostly obsolete
|
England
|
Wednesbury
|
WENZ-bə-ree
|
/ˈwɛnzbəri/
|
|
Scotland
|
Wemyss Bay[9]
|
WEEMZ
|
/ˈwiːmz/
|
|
England
|
Welwyn
|
WEL-in
|
|
|
England
|
Wesham
|
WES-əm
|
/ˈwɛsəm/
|
|
England
|
Whittingham, Northumberland
|
WHIT-in-jəm
|
/ˈwɪtɪndʒəm/
|
|
England
|
Widecombe in the Moor
|
WID-i-kəm
|
/ˈwɪdɪkəm/
|
|
England
|
Wisbech
|
WIZ-beech
|
/ˈwɪzbiːtʃ/
|
|
England
|
Witham
|
WIT-əm
|
/ˈwɪtəm/
|
|
England
|
Wombwell
|
WUUM-wel
|
/ˈwʊmwɛl/
|
|
England
|
Woodhay
|
like woody
|
/ˈwʊdi/
|
|
England
|
Woolfardisworthy
|
WUUL-zee
|
/ˈwʊlzi/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Woolfardisworthy
|
WUUL-zə-ree
|
/ˈwʊlzəri/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Worcester
|
WUUS-tər
|
/ˈwʊstər/
|
|
England
|
Worstead
|
WUUS-ted
|
/ˈwʊstəd/
|
|
England
|
Woughton
|
WUUF-tən
|
/ˈwʊftən/
|
|
England
|
Wressle
|
REZ-əl
|
/ˈrɛzəl/
|
|
England
|
Wrotham
|
ROOT-əm
|
/ˈruːtəm/
|
|
England
|
Wroughton
|
RAW-tən
|
/ˈrɔːtən/
|
|
England
|
Wybunbury
|
WIM-bree
|
/ˈwɪmbri/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Wybunbury
|
WIN-bə-ree
|
/ˈwɪnbəri/
|
Variant of one name
|
England
|
Wycombe
|
WIK-əm
|
/ˈwɪkəm/
|
|
England
|
Wymondham
|
WIND-əm
|
/ˈwɪndəm/
|
|
England
|
Yeaton
|
YET-ən
|
/ˈjɛtən/
|
|
England
|
Yeavering
|
YEV-ə-ring
|
/ˈjɛvərɪŋ/
|
|
England
|
Zouch
|
ZOCH
|
/zɒtʃ/
|
|
Notes
- ^ e.g. City of Leicester, which follows e.g. Towcester, Rocester and Alcester – /ˈɒlstər/ or /ˈɔːlstər/
- ^ Well-known, large examples are Woolwich and West Bromwich cf. Nantwich and Droitwich Spa
- ^ e.g. Smethwick, Chiswick and Flitwick
- ^ Accordingly: Southwick, Hampshire -
Anomalies: Southwick, West Sussex is pronounced , 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.
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