Updated 6 Dec 2001

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Pronunciation

Some placenames in Derbyshire aren't pronounced as they are written.
Learn this list, and don't lose face when you visit!
Phonetic details are taken from Campbells "Placenames of Derbyshire"
and Derbyshire folk who have e-mailed me .


Phonetic symbols used in Transcription of Pronunciations of Place-Names 

p   pay          
b   bay
t   tea
d   day
k   key
g   go
wh  when
w   win
f   foe
v   vote
s   say
z   zone
  

sh  shone          
zh  azure
th  thin
TH  then
j   you
X   loch
h   his
m   man
n   no
ng  sing
r   run
l   land
  

ch  church          
dz  judge
a.  father
au  cow
a   German mann
ai  fly
æ   cab
o   pot
o.  saw
oi  oil
e   red
  

ei  flay          
3   Fr jamais
3.  there
i   pit
i.  feel
ou  low
u   good
u.  rule
^   much
ê   ever
ê.  bird
  




Page Place        Phonetic      Descriptive
537  Aldercar     [oldêkê]      "Olduhkuh"
423  Allestree    [alêstri]     "Alerstri"
425  Alveston     [olvêstn]     "Olverstn"
524  Barton Blount[ba'ên bl^nt] "Barern blunt"
 40  Baslow       [bazlê]       "Bazler"
525  Bearwordcote [barêcot]     "Barercot"
 45  Birchover    [bê.tshê]     "Birtsher"
345  Bonsall      [bonsl]       "Bonsl"
351  Brassington  [bræsên]      "Brasern"
     Bolehill     [bul.(h)il]   "Bull (H)ill"
430  Breaston     [bri.stên]    "Breestern"
543  Burnaston    [bê'nêstn]    "Birnerstn"
626  Calke        [ko.k]        "Kawk"
354  Callow       [ko.lê]       "Kawler"
 54  Calver       [ka.vê]       "Karver"
355  Carsington   [ka.sên]      "Kahsern"
 74  Chelmorton   [tshelmê.tn]  "Tshelmertn"
436  Crich        [kraitch]     "Krytsh"
358  Cromford     [krumfêd]     "Kroomferd"
548  Dalbury      [do'bri]      "Dawbri"
446  Derby        [da.bi]       "Dahby"
 90  Edensor      [ensê]        "Enser"
 92  Eyam         [i.m]         "Eem"



Page Place        Phonetic      Descriptive
101  Foolow       [fu.lê]       "Fooler"
108  Harthill     [(h)a.tl]     "(H)artl"
111  Hathersage   [(h)aTHêsidz] "(H)athersidge"
118  Hazlebadge   [(h)azêlbadz] "(H)azerlbadge"
565  Heage        [i.dz]        "Eedj"
469  Heanor       [(h)einê]     "(H)ayner"
376  Hognaston    [(h)ognêstên] "(H)ognersten"
380  Ible         [ibêl]        "Iberl"
580  Kedleston    [kêdlstn]     "Kerdlstn"
383  Kniveton     [neitn]       "Naytn"
589  Makeney      [makni]       "Makni"
387  Mapleton     [mapltên]     "Mapltern"
481  Markeaton    [ma.tn]       "Martn"
593  Osleston     [oslistn]     "Oslistn"
403  Parwich      [paritsh]     "Paritsh"
163  Rowsley      [rousli]      "Roesly"
591  Roston       [rosn]        "Rosn"
602  Snelston     [snêlstn]     "Snerlstn"
662  Stapenhill   [steipênil]   "Staypernil"
172  Tideswell    [tidsê, tidzê]"Tidser" or "Tidzer"
182  Youlgreave   [jolgreiv]    "Yolgrayv"
617  Windley      [waindli]     "Wyndli"
413  Wirksworth   [wê.sê, wusê] "Werser" or "Wooser"

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