How do the English pronounce Lancaster?

Factual Questions
1

Is it LAN-caster (as in Burt) or LANK-a-stir (as with the Amish)?

Thanks.

2

Same way as in ‘Burt Lancaster’ or ‘Lancaster Bomber’
edit: If you want a qualification: I grew up in that part of England.

3

Yeah, we invented it so we are right, but we invented a large number of US place names and they still corrupt them.

I’d like to listen to them dealing with Featheringstonehaugh though.

4

OK, I didn’t read the question closely enough.

I’m not English so I shouldn’t be answering… :smack:

5

I don’t know who corrupted what. I remember thinking my older brother was trying to trick me into looking like a fool when he said that Worcester was pronounced “Wooster.” Come on! :smiley:

6

Or Happisburgh !

7

Yep. It’s LAN-cass-ter.

We also have the county of Lancashire, which is different. LANK-asher.

8

Or Lank-I-sher. I remember slightly more of an i sound than an a sound to the pronunciation when I used to live there.

9

Feathering Stone Hoff.

At least the corrupted version makes sense. :wink:

10

Isn’t it…

‘Fenshaw’?

11

No, I’m pretty sure it’s Lancaster.

Thanks for the answers. And one more:

Ulster (which, I know, is Irish): does it rhyme more with woolster, rule-ster, or dull-ster?

12

It rhymes with “dull-ster”.