Hebden Bridge

[DrFoxtrot]

How is 'Hebden Bridge' pronounced?

Hebden (with an H sound) or Ebden (silent H).

I say it's one way, DP the other

"Keith- lee."

No!

Keighley born and bred here and it's definitely a 'th' sound. You may hear it with an 'f' sound from a stronger accent though.

Born and bred Yorkshire person here. It is my default setting to drop my H'aitches from everything but even I pronounce it Hebden

Also I laughed out loud at 'app-trick' for Appletreewick! Surely not?! Never heard it pronounced that way in my life!

I’m from Leeds and pronounce it Ebden

Keith - leh

Definitely a th sound.

I do know how to pronounce Penistone but I like winding tyke DH up by calling it PenisTown.

Hebden bridge has the H, Sowerby is like the female pig sow er by Mytholmroyd is myth om royd Southowram is south our ram

Lying in bed this beautiful day with a sick tummy and feeling weak. Don’t want to look at food. Could this be Covid ( no diarrhoea)?

My DC always used to call Barkisland 'Bark Island' and I still call it this now

Not sure @Dora26 but how are you pronouncing Barnoldswick?

I remember watching a crime thing with Suranne Jones a number of years ago. She had taken on someone elses identity who had been brought up in West Yorkshire but was living in London. She was trying to ingratiate herself someone who had geninely been brought up in West Yorkshire.

However Suranne's character totally blew her cover by calling Sowerby Bridge 'Sower by Bridge' rather than 'sor by bridge' which no one who had genuinely been brought up in the area would do.

Currently sat 5 miles outside Keighley and its most definitely Keith li.
(Or Cavetown if you're a born and bred local, which I am!!)

Or indeed K town.

I have friends called Keith and I 100% do not say their name when I say Keighley.

Barnoldswick is Barlic ,isn't it ? Went once with an ex boyfriend 20 odd years ago ,that's what I was told!

Barnoldswick is Barlick.
What about Euxton near Chorley?
Some of my favourites are Gateacre and Aigburth in Liverpool. Confuses visitors no end!

@DrFoxtrot

I'd say Sowerby as it looks

Nope, Sorby. I grew up there Slaithwaite is slawit Keighley is keeth lee (or in a Yorkie accent leh)

@sandgrown

I am from that area but struggled with Luddendenfoot .

Lud en den foot My them royd

Wikipedia evidence that Appletreewick is indeed pronounced App Trick

I've also learned that Staithes near Whitby is traditionally pronounced Steers.

Perhaps due to a lot of Viking influence around these parts. The language is not all based on English.

@BarbaraofSeville

Wikipedia evidence that Appletreewick is indeed pronounced App Trick

I've also learned that Staithes near Whitby is traditionally pronounced Steers.

Perhaps due to a lot of Viking influence around these parts. The language is not all based on English.

Sounds like Ap-trick is a local nickname. Similar to 'barlic.' Barnoldswick is pronounced as it's spelt but is mostly known as barlic locally.

Colne is another one frequently mangled by non-lancs folk.

And Lomeshaye too, I've heard some ridiculous versions of that!

"Barnoldswick is pronounced as it's spelt but is mostly known as barlic locally."

But with emphasis on the O

@BobbinThreadbare123

Barnoldswick is Barlick. What about Euxton near Chorley? Some of my favourites are Gateacre and Aigburth in Liverpool. Confuses visitors no end!

I remember watching an episode of Location, Location, Location set in Liverpool - Phil pronounced Gateacre as Gate Acre all the way through and none of the locals corrected him 🙈

@theteachesofpeaches haha how cringe for him !