These 24 places across Derbyshire and Peak District are always pronounced wrong by people who aren’t from the area – with Alfreton, Bolsover, Edensor, Eyam, Ilkeston, Holymoorside and Rowsley making the list

These are some the most commonly mispronounced place names across Derbyshire and the Peak District – including the likes of Bolsover, Alfreton, Ilkeston, Eyam and Edensor.

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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