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Re: Street Names
Taking of local names, although not a street one, Altham was mentioned on the BBC TV news the other night.
The newsreader pronounced it as Alt-ham, which sounded wrong, as most people round here say Alth-am.
Thinking about it, he was right, as ham means homestead in Old English, and we've just changed it, because it rolls off the Lancashire tongue easier.
Any others?
Ozzel-twistle is one I can think of.
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Last edited by garinda; 29-10-2010 at 07:58.
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