Re: Coughton Mill - pronunciation?

On Wed, 3 May 2006 12:15:12 +0100, "Steve Bamford"
<steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Phil C." <philstoxicwaste@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 May 2006 22:04:37 +0100, "Sven the Berserk"
<flyingvee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks. Pronunciation must be a common problem when people find
ancestors in small villages in unfamiliar parts of the country.
--
Phil C.

I grew up in North Kent, near villages like Meopham, Wrotham and
Trottiscliffe - as I later realised, it wasn't as obvious to outsiders as it
was to us locals that they should be pronounced "Meppam", "Rootam" and
"Trosley" respectively.

Somehow I feel a long thread cominng on here...

It's interesting how the census can sometimes give a clue to local
pronunciation. In the 1881 census, Frederick Wynn of Cheltenham's
birthplace is given as "Shipscom" Gloucs - i.e Sheepscombe. It's not
very far away - perhaps the enumerator was new to the area.
--
Phil C.
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