How do you pronounce cirencester

So my task is to balance accuracy with clarity for the modern reader. Like relocating the action to Cheltenham. My cousin lives there. I hale from nearby. Older now dead members of my family referred to it always as Sisester, but most people now call it Cirensester. I am in my sixties. No idea what the locals called it. Cheltenham we pronounced Cheltenham. In my experience, coming from the frequently mispronounced Werr cester shire Woostershere , the former is how many Americans will pronounce it.

More like the latter. A tourist could have fun with Bicester, though. I suspect that that was a myth — thought up so as to make work, the following foolish limerick. Meanings for Cirencester It is a town in England that is a famous tourist attraction spot for its ancient artifacts and Cathedrals. Cydney Vandervort. It is a town in England that is a famous tourist attraction spot for its ancient artifacts and Cathedrals. Geraldine Pagac. The name of a town in the South of England.

Liz G. Add a meaning Cancel. Alden Hill. Thus we have the express attestation of Richard of Cirencester, that Chester was constructed by the soldiers of the twentieth. Queenie Blick. Having become an Augustinian canon, he was appointed abbot of Cirencester in Enoch Kuphal. Tough racers pit themselves against Cirencester Park obstacle course in Tough Marta Johnston. In the 5th century there were five provinces, Britannia Prima and Secunda, Flavia and Maxima Caesariensis and for a while Valentia, ruled by praesides and consulares under a vicarius, but the only thing known of them is that Britannia Prima included Cirencester.

Tyrique Littel. Add a sentence Cancel. Cirencester should be in sentence. Liam Kim. Turkish : Tewkesbury. Birkan Yavuz. Synonyms for Cirencester Add synonyms. Antonyms for Cirencester Add antonyms. Ask a Question. Pronunciation Of "Cirencester". Forums alt. Is it naive to hope that "Cirencester" is pronounced "siren sester"? Or is it one of those English things where it's pronounced "cinchister" or "sinister" or, for that matter, "metal polish"? It's pronounced "Siren sester" by most Brits, but there are rumours that some folk say "Sissiter".

Compare "Bicester", which is pronounced "Bister". I assume Frocester is Froster. Is it naive to hope that "Cirencester" is pronounced "siren