List of place names with unpredictable pronunciation

This is a list of place names in England that have pronunciations that are not obvious from the way they are spelled. For place names in England (not Scotland or Wales) the stress always falls on the first syllable. If the place name consists of more than one word, the stress is on the first syllable of the last word.

Alcester (All-ster)
Aldeburgh (Awl-bro)
Alnwick (Ann-ick)
Altrincham (All-tring-am)
Bicester (Biss-ter)
Cirencester (Siren-ses-ter)
Dereham (Dear-ram)
Ely (Eel-ee)
Gloucester (Gloss-ter)
Guildford (Gill-ford)
Guisborough (Geez-bro)
Happisburgh (Hays-bro)
Harwich (Har-ritch)
Hereford (He-re-ford)
High Wycombe (High Wick-am)
Keighley (Keeth-ley)
Keswick (Kez-ick)
Keynsham (Kane-sham)
Kirkby (Kir-bee)
Launceston (Lawn-ston)
Leicester (Less-ter)
Leominster (Lem-ster)
Loughborough (Luff-bro)
Loughton (Lowt-on)
Morecambe (More-cam)
Norwich (Nor-rich)
Paignton (Paint-on)
Plymouth (Plimm-uth)
Salisbury (Sawls-bri)
Slough (Slaow)
Smethwick (Smeth-ick)
Teignmouth (Tane-mouth)
Welwyn (Well-in)
Wisbech (Wiz-beach)
Woolwich (Wool-itch)
Worcester (Woos-ter)
Wymondham (Wind-um)