People with the strongest Suffolk accents pronounce #Lavenham as 'Lane-am'. Was once told off for not saying it this way
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Interesting that you *add* a syllable-that never happens in Suffolk, although vowels can be lengthened eg Cewney for Coney
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Yes, intriguing isn't it!? But spellings confirming this local pronunciation go back to at least the 15thC, iirc :)
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One I like is Southwell (just over in Notts) some locals (I had centenarian aunt there) call it 'Suthull'
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Yes, that's the pronunciation I know too! :)
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interesting - I did counselling work in Newark, often got clients from there, most said South-Well
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Not sure where I picked up my pronunciation, tbh, but now often find ppl living here pronouncing 'S~by'+'Louth' "wrong" too!
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may I add my own personal favourite Folkingham
followed by Wyberton (pronounced Why Burton by non locals) -
Hah! :D Threekingham also has some fun local variations that I've heard too!
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Pronounced "saltfleetbie" in my youth. Osbournby pronounced Ozunbee.
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Yes, Saltfleetby def changing: hear it far more from grandparent generation+Bowers noted shift in 1940 :)
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Aged yellowbelly told me story of potential wife missing train stop at Louth station because she didnt pronounce it lowuth.
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Hah! :)
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