These towns and villages across Derbyshire and Peak District are always pronounced wrong by people who aren’t from the area – including Edensor, Eyam, Alfreton, Bolsover, Ilkeston, Holymoorside and Rowsley

You aren’t really from Derbyshire if you can’t pronounce these place names that people from other areas always get wrong – 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.

If you’re really from Derbyshire, you’ll be able to say these 24 commonly mispronounced place names correctly – is there anywhere you think should be added to the list?

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