”Rather, it does not end in a 't', as I would pronounce it.

Scun - thorpe, rather than Scunth - orpe.

The 'th' is quite stressed, as I would say it, rather than unstressed as 'Sunth' would suggest.

Accents, are accents, though, and vary throughout the country. Mine is complicated, but has a Yorkshire foundation.


I am not sure this is a political topic, though!”

Correct, DMcG, but it’s not necessarily an accent issue, it’s a matter of etymology. ‘Thorpe’ derives from the old Middle English ‘thorp’, meaning ‘small village’, and that’s precisely what Scunthorpe used to be (my grandmother, a Briggensian, could remember it when it was a village and she was sent there to holiday with relatives as a child).

So it’s not ‘Scunth-orpe’ or even ‘Scunt-horpe’, it’s ‘Scun-thorpe’.

Just thought I’d mention it for Nigel’s benefit, knowing his deep and abiding interest in ensuring the accuracy of all details, no matter how insignificant they might seem. ;-)