Norwich. Pronounced NOR-RICH, or NOR-RIDGE?

[RubberTreePlant]

Settle an argument please!

Definitely has a d in it and both o and a are accptable in common use - or that is how I rememebr it.

MrsElizabeth - your friends are heathens and snobs. I bet I know how they pronounce Breage (Cornwall) too

Dh's family still live there - job prospects seem poor. For those of you interested in the economic health of Norwich - look here--->>

www.centreforcities.org/city/norwich/

Gressenhall = Grezznal

Norwich is fab
I studied here, left for a few years, came back to work here and then got married. We then moved to Buckinghamshire for 7 years but have been back in Norfolk for 14 years. We knew that we want to bring the children up here and live in a village in Breckland. Although my favourite place when living in Norwich was the 'Golden Triangle' and plan to live there in the next 5 years when the children have flown the nest!
I work in Norwich but my Dh works from home and travels to various places for work.
It's a lovely place to live!
Good luck

curiousaboutsamphire how odd for you to insult my friends!

It's me that can't pronounce it! IV always been too embarrassed to ask!

MrsElizabeth Equally odd for you not to recognise humour, even when it has a big smiley face on it!

Another hint: heathens woudn't be the right word would it?

But never mind. Twas an amusement that backfired. My apologies.

I live in East Anglia, worked in Norwich, and say Nor-rich. But I'm not from here originally, not really noticed how it was said before, they sound kind of the same said quickly!

Thanks @justaweeone

Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home.

The pronunciations around here are so bizarre, Wisbech anyone?! Ely? It's a mind field when you're not local.

Stiffkey, the village = “Traffic jam” if the Hopper is coming through
Stiffkey the cockles = Stookey Blues

I am not from there and say Norrich. DH is from there and says Norridge. I cannot, though.

^This

Try Hoxne, not many know how to say that one.

Wisbech - whizz beach
Ely - Eee Lee (the Isle of Eels)

Hocksun

Here you go my ol’ bewties
http://www.norfolkdialect.com/glossary.htm

Narridge definitely if local but i say norwidge as i am from norf lundaan.
My mums family are from norwich.

Narch, as any fule kno.

I think this settles it...an old English nursery rhyme :-)

THE man in the moon,
Came tumbling down,
And ask'd his way to Norwich,
He went by the south,
And burnt his mouth
With supping cold pease-porridge.

Tacolneston, Tasburgh, Cley. Go on, I dare you.

I lived in Naaaarrrtch for 5 happy years.

NAAA-rch for the broad Norfolk accented, Nor-itch for me. You'll pass through FetFud on your way, that's my old town say hi to it for me!

More Norritch here too

Much as I love Keith Skipper he don't half talk a lot of squit sometimes.
The list of place name pronunciations on that website are very much to be taken with a large pinch of salt.

Hmm, not sure about the Norfolk dialect link - most people who live there pronounce Cley as Cly, not Clay.

Hence the birdwatcher's binocular shop : Cley Spy.
Doesn't work if it is pronounced Clay.

There's a "birdwatchers' binocular shop"!?