Why British Place Names Are Hard to Pronounce
Map Men · Explainer · 8 min · 2020 · YouTube title: Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?
Why it's here
Recommended as an entertaining, short explanation whenever British place names or their linguistic history come up.
What it covers
The Map Men explain why British place names are so hard to pronounce, tracing it to layers of Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Norman influence, with a pronunciation guide.