How to say names of places in London in a Cockney / Estuary English accent.
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(1) Ends in -ham
Tottenham
Streatham
Peckham
Sydenham
Fulham
Lewisham
Balham
(2) Ends in -den / -don
Camden
Croydon
Hendon
Wimbledon
(3) Ends in -ton
Paddington
Euston
Clapton
Dalston
Haggerston
Hoxston
Stoke Newington
Islington
(4) th fronting
Southwark
South London
North London
Blackheath
Heathrow
Bethnal Green
(5) Dark /l/
Millwall
Forest Hill
Russell Square
Crystal Palace
BUT NOT: London Bridge, Leyton or Turnpike Lane
(6) Glottals either /t/ /p/ or /k/
Tooting
Waterloo
Clapham
Gatwick
Streatham
(7) H-dropping
Hackney Wick
Highbury
High Barnet
Hampstead Heath
Heathrow
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