These are some of Derbyshire’s most commonly mispronounced towns and villages.placeholder image
These are some of Derbyshire’s most commonly mispronounced towns and villages.

24 Derbyshire and Peak District places outsiders mispronounce including Alfreton and Bolsover

Discover the most challenging place names in Derbyshire and the Peak District that outsiders often mispronounce, including Alfreton and Bolsover.

There are plenty of towns and villages across the county that, when it comes to pronunciation, Derbyshire residents will take for granted.

But many people, particularly visitors and newcomers to the area, can find themselves struggling with some of these place names – which are often not pronounced as they first appear.

These are the 24 places across Derbyshire that our readers said were most commonly mispronounced – is there anywhere you think should be added to the list?

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