Mispronounced Halifax town names: Here 14 words people from outside Calderdale always get wrong according to Halifax Courier readers
By Abigail Kellett
Published 20th Jun 2023, 06:00 BST
Updated 14th May 2024, 12:06 BST
Here are 14 of the most commonly mispronounced Calderdale town and village names, suggested by Halifax Courier readers.
Whether you live in our borough, or are simply passing through, it is hard not to notice the number of place names with some strange – often wonderful – pronunciations.
From Northowram to Mytholmroyd – here are the top 14 mispronounced Calderdale place names.
There was even some debate between readers on how this was pronounced. Some said it how it's spelt, "Holy-well" and some say "Holly-well" - how do you say it? Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
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