The Pronunciation of Levedale

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Hatherton Journal, 23rd January, 1860

Lord Hatherton, in London for the State Opening of Parliament, falls into conversation with Lord Llanover. Lord Llanover corrected Hatherton for the mispronunciation of his name.

“I told him the common people of his neighbourhood would settle the point in their own way, just as they all call Althorpe, Althrope. I said I had thought of calling myself Levedale – but I thought the people of the county would have called me Ledale."

Penkridge dialect

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