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Posted By: alex s
12-May-15 - 01:32 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Local place names - local pronunciation
Subject: RE: Folklore: Local place names - local pronunciation

In Northunberland "-ingham" is pronounced "ing jam", as in BellingJam, OvingJam etc.
A weird one-off is Lebanon Street in Burnley - the old-timers call it Leebanyon Street