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Pronunciation of place names in Britain, the UK, and London.
Although there is disagreement about the pronunciation of some words, the simplified
pronunciations below are generally accepted as normal. More here, soon. If you want
a name pronunciation, please email and we will add it to this list.
United Kingdom
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spelling
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pronunciation
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Berkshire
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bark-sha
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Bicester
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bis-ta
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Brighton
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brai-tun
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Cambridge
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came-bridj
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Derby
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darby
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Edinburgh
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edin-borra
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Gatwick
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gat-wik
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Gloucester
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glosta
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Greenwich
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gren-itch
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Leicester
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lesta
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Leicestershire
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lesta-sher
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Leominster
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lem-sta
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Loughborough
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luff-borra
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Nottingham
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nott-in-am
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Peterborough
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peta-borra
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Reading
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redding
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Salisbury
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solz-berry
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Scarborough
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scar-borra
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-shire
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- sha
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Towcester
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tow-sta
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Wight
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white
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Worcester
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wusta
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Just London
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spelling
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pronunciation
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Aldwych
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ald-witch; auldwych
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Borough
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borra (or burra)
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Carshalton
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car-shol-ten
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Chiswick
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chis-ik
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Clerkenwell
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clark-enwell
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Deptford
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det-ford
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Earls Court
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erls-cort
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Grosvenor
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grow-venna
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Kinghtsbridge
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naits-brij
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Holborn
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ho-bern
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Isleworth
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isel-werth
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Loughton
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lo-ton
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Marylebone
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marli-bone
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Plaistow
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plast-o
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Sloane
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slown
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Streatham
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stret-am
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Sydenham
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sid-in-am
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Ruislip
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roy-slip
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Southwark
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suth-uk
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Streatham
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stret-am
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Thames
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temms
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Vauxhall
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vox-all (or voc-sall)
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Wimbledon
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wimbel-dun
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Woolwich
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wull-ich
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