How to pronounce Norfolk place names
All Norfolk people agree about the pronunciations of the following places:
Spelt Pronounced
Acle Aycle
Ashmanhaugh ASHm’no
Aslacton AzLACt’n
Belaugh Beeluh
Bergh Apton BerAPT’n
Colney Coaney
Corpusty CORpuhsty
Costessey Cossey
Deopham Deep’m
Elsing Elz’n
Fulmodestone FULLmuhst’n
Gimingham Gim’n’m
Happisburgh Haze-bruh
Haveringland Havverl’nd
Hautbois HUBBuhss
Heigham High-um
Hellesdon Helzd’n
Keswick Kezzick
Matlaske Matluhsk
Postwick Pozzick
Rushall Rue-sh’ll
Salle Saul
Shotesham Shots’m
Stody Studdy
Swardeston Swaw(d)st’n
Tacolneston Tackle-st’n
Tivetshall Tivvets’ll
Walsingham Wolz’n’m
Wickmere Wickmuh
Wortwell Wuttle
Wymondham Wind'm
Then there are names which we don’t all agree about. The disagreement comes from the fact that many place-names now have new spelling pronunciations. Here are the older pronunciations uninfluenced by the spelling:
Spelled Pronounced
Aylsham Ells’m/Ellsh’m
Cley Clay
Coltishall Colts’ll (with Colt- rhyming with bolt)
Crostwick Crossick
Foulsham Fowlss’m/Fowlsh’m (with Fowl- rhyming with soul)
Garboldisham Garb’lss’m/Garb’lsh’m
Hoveton Hofft’n
Hunstanton Hunst’n
Letheringsett Larnsuhtt
Martham Mart’m
Northrepps Nurrepps
Salhouse Sallus/Selluss
Southery Suddery
Southrepps Surrepps
Stiffkey Stewkey
Walsham (N. and S.) Walss’m
Weybourne Webb’n
