How is Ecchinswell pronounced? Is it ETCH-ins-well or ECK-ins-well? Which syllable is stressed in Sydmonton? Is it SYD-mon-ton or Syd-MON-ton? Alan McGowan

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 12:19:46 -0000 Alan McGowan wrote: > How is Ecchinswell pronounced? > Is it ETCH-ins-well or ECK-ins-well? We have always pronounced it Etch following my Mother's example, she lived there as a girl so assume she was correct > Which syllable is stressed in Sydmonton? > Is it SYD-mon-ton or Syd-MON-ton? Again I pronounce it as my Mother did with emphasis on Sid (I use spelling Sidmonton also, but don't know what modern preference is) --- John Lewis <jayellatntlworlddotcom> from Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. using Debian GNU/Linux and GeneWeb genealogy software