Nene or Nen

[postman]

Oh one that got me.I was on a three day holiday bike ride Leeds to Bridlington.Two night stay.So one of my old mates lived in Atwick.So i could not find his place at all.So i pops into the local Post Office.Excuse me could you tell me where blah blah road Atwick is,steam comes from her ears,ATTIC is how it is pronounced,scolded i went on my way.

 

[oldwheels]

My general rule of thumb is that if there are two ways of pronouncing any names listen to the BBC version and do the opposite. Generally works for me anyway.

 

[Reynard]

It's Neen - well in this deepest corner of Cambridgeshire anyways.

And in Hampshire, Alresford is pronounced Awlsford. If I take the bus from Alton heading out that way, I usually make folk goggle when pronouncing it in a broad Cambridgeshire accent.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Featherstonehaugh.........Fanshaw ??

 

[Chris S]

I always wonder about the truth of the much-stated mis-pronunciation of Loughborough - I was at university there for three years and never once heard any loogbaroogas, lowburrows or luffbruffs.

That could be down to Sarah Kennedy. She said on air that an Australian tourist had asked he the way to Loo-gah-boh-roo.

 

[Mr Celine]

The Queen pronounces scone with the 'e', and thats good enoigh for me,

She was crowned sitting on the Stone of Scone.
Scone rhymes with spoon. It's a village near Perth.

 

[Fnaar]

Watched a report about Nene Country Park.A friend who is Northamptonshire born an bread when I pronounced it Nene told me it was pronounced Nen

Just wondered which is correct BBC often get pronunciation of areas incorrect.For instance Groby in Leicestershire is often sounds like Growby.

Locals call it "Nen". I lived in N'pton for 3 years, and previously thought it was "Neen". And Groby is "Grew-be"

 

[Drago]

And in Northampton itself there's Crackthorne, Scumbertubs, Rectum Farm...at least thats how some locals pronounce them.