Theydon Bois – the town that has no street lights

[wemakeyousoundb]

I've not heard it pronounced as you suggest, only "byoo-lee".

need one of those pronounciation AI thingy on this I think, I was just reporting what my friend told me after I pronounced it in full french flavour:
e2a: which is bo lieu (no idea how you would spell the second bit in english, sorry)

 

[stavros]

need one of those pronounciation AI thingy on this I think, I was just reporting what my friend told me after I pronounced it in full french flavour:
e2a: which is bo lieu (no idea how you would spell the second bit in english, sorry)

"Li-oo", with a very short first bit.

 

[Orang Utan]

East 17 toyed with a lot of names before they settled and one of them was Theydon Boyz

 

[Orang Utan]

So we've established how to pronounce Theydon Bois; how does everyone pronounce its neighbour, Hainault? I'd always done it in a French style, sounding like Bernard Hinault's surname, but apparently it's "Hay-nolt".

Ey-No


(Ey no no-no, sing this corrosion to me….)

 

[Orang Utan]

How is Loughton pronounced? (As in Denise From….)

 

[stavros]

How is Loughton pronounced? (As in Denise From….)

A bit like "mountain", but without the first n.

 

[Orang Utan]

A bit like "mountain", but without the first n.

I know- was making a funny

 

[kenny g]

it's quite nice top get off one stop early on the central line and walk through Epping Forrest...you walk over one of those tunnel bits on the M25. There is a nice pub just before downtown Theydon Boys

correction....get off at Theydon and walk to Epping

Was going to say I have a cracking monster walk from Bois to Loughton via two iron age forts and much else. Should organise for the community thread.

 

[stavros]

One Essex place name that always raises a titter is Vange, just south of Basildon.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

How is Loughton pronounced? (As in Denise From….)

A bit like wrong un he's a lout un

 

[Magnus McGinty]

One Essex place name that always raises a titter is Vange, just south of Basildon.

Like Penge. Always makes me think Minge.

 

[stavros]

They didn't really think through all the road names on this estate in Colchester:

 

[Tulster218]

Geoff Marshall has done a Theydon Bois video

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Used to run a test train through there once a month. I pronounced it the French way and my boss always took the piss.