Hi Would just like to know how to pronounce Kingclere ? is it as in Clear or Claire at the end Thanks Claire Hilton WOODHOUSE PAINTER & PAICE

Hello Claire, I have heard Kingsclere pronounced both ways, how do the locals pronounce Kingsclere, Peter being a local, can you please give us all the correct pronunciation of Kingsclere. Clear or Claire. Regards Barbara Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire" <rams2@eisa.net.au> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-KINGSCLERE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:36 PM Subject: pronunciation > Hi > Would just like to know how to pronounce Kingclere ? is it as in Clear or Claire at the end > Thanks Claire Hilton > WOODHOUSE PAINTER & PAICE > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:52:46 +0100 "Barbara Mallyon" <barbaramallyon@clara.co.uk> wrote: > I have heard Kingsclere pronounced both ways, how do the locals > pronounce Kingsclere, Peter being a local, can you please give us all > the correct pronunciation of Kingsclere. Clear or Claire. My Mum lived part of her life in Burgh*****, worked in Kings***** and I still have rellies in High*****. I spent quite a bit of my childhood in Ecchinswell and walked many times to all three 'cleres so though I cannot claim to be truly local, I can't say I have _ever_ heard 'clere pronunced as clair. -- John Lewis <jayell@ntlworld.com> from Bournemouth, Dorset, UK using Mandrake GNU/Linux 8.0 and Geneweb genealogy software Main Family Names in HAM are: Kingsclere area: BUTLER, COOPER, FISHER, FOSTER, GIRDLER, HAWKINS Hazeley Heath: BARKER, CHANDLER, LEWINGTON, NEVILL(E) Main Family Names in GLA are: Vale of Glamorgan: GRIFFITH Rumney: LEWIS Aberdare: HOPKINS & JENKINS and CMN: HOPKINS & DAVIES