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Posted By: GUEST
13-May-15 - 03:52 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Local place names - local pronunciation
Subject: RE: Folklore: Local place names - local pronunciation

Snozzle = Saint Austell, Snorbans = Saint Albans, Lu?n (where '?' represents the glottal stop) = Luton.

Fifteen miles apart, Houghton Regis is How (or Ow), Houghton Conquest is Hoe (or Oh).