What's with all this "South-well"

Because that's how the indiginous population pronounce it if me memory is correct. I remember a discussion on a racing programme many many years ago. I hope this clarifies the matter.

According to Hayley Turner who was brought up there it is South-Well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38955452

Suthell

Lucky there isn`t a racecourse at Milngavie.

The locals say clearly the answer in the video.

Feb 24, 2024 -- 6:49PM, sparrow wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38955452

16-4 to South-well.

Can't argue with that, I suppose.

Interesting that girl said she used to call it Suh-thull and then changed.

Try slaithwaite in Yorkshire,

I live just a couple of miles away from Slaithwaite so will merely observe.

Obviously wrong but I would pronounce that Slay-Thwait.

Suvvel for me too.

Slough wit

I thought it was supposed to be a contraction of "Southern Well", hence Suthel.

It's a bit like Honiton in Devon, which is a contraction of "Honey Town", hence Hunniton.

cambois in blyth..

kammuss.

Blyth has COWPEN as well Rico

Coopen, coop’n.

How about Trottiscliffe in Kent, or Cholmondley in Cheshire?