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Surely 'Cambridgeshire' was correct? 'Huntingdonshire' is an historical county, but is now only a part of the modern county of Cambridgeshire. It's misleading to write 'Huntingdonshire' without explanation. Chris Jefferies, 10th December 2003.
How is the name of the town pronounced? I would think (from the spelling) GOD-munn-ches-ter, or maybe gudd-MANN-ches-ter, but given that it's in England, I wouldn't be surprised if it were Gumster or Gunnaster. ACW 22:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
I heard most locals pronounce it as "Godster". Did they lie to me?
It would be very helpful if someone could provide details of the pronunciation in unambiguous IPA, and add the necessary information to the article with a source. I suspect that for most people the main point of confusion will be whether emphasis is placed on the first or second syllable. Old Man of Storr ( talk) 06:19, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
It was always my understanding that it was pronounced 'Godminster' with the stress on the first syllable. There are a number of oddities of this kind in England, such as Costessey (Norfolk: 'Cossey'), Postwick (Norfolk: 'Pozzick'), Mousehole (Cornwall: 'Mauzl'), Leominster (Herefordshire: 'Lem(p)ster' and of course all those towns and cities ending in -cester (e.g. Leicester, Bicester etc). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.59.159 ( talk) 20:48, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
When I added to the main article, the statement that it had been seriously suggested that the name of Godmanchester be changes to Deitypersonchester (for reasons of political correctness), I was perfectly serious! Subsequent edits have now removed it ... I first heard this discussed (in Cambridge, as it happens) around 1998. The problem is that the only form of reference to back my assertion would be of the Personal communication variety. And alas, the person with whom I was discussing this over ten years ago is now dead. Therefore I am unable to contact him to ask for a letter which I might cite after scanning it in ... There is also the matter of my name vs. my Wikipedia User Name. I still tyhink that this possibility is well-worth mentioning in the article! Suggestions are welcome! Hair Commodore ( talk) 13:58, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Mind, it rings true if it was heard in Cambridge (I assume you mean the university). This is the kind of nonsense that is discussed and debated at Cambridge by particular students and dons who have nothing else to worry about. You will not have to stop at Godmanchester. What about Manchester, Godstone, Godalming, Mansfield, Manthorpe, etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.59.159 ( talk) 20:53, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
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Godmanchester is generally referred to as a town rather than a village. It has a town council, two royal charters and the cricket club is Godmanchester Town. I'd suggest that we switch the six remaining uses of 'village' in the article to 'town', but wanted to check here before doing so. Gilgamesh4 ( talk) 07:18, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
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Surely 'Cambridgeshire' was correct? 'Huntingdonshire' is an historical county, but is now only a part of the modern county of Cambridgeshire. It's misleading to write 'Huntingdonshire' without explanation. Chris Jefferies, 10th December 2003.
How is the name of the town pronounced? I would think (from the spelling) GOD-munn-ches-ter, or maybe gudd-MANN-ches-ter, but given that it's in England, I wouldn't be surprised if it were Gumster or Gunnaster. ACW 22:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
I heard most locals pronounce it as "Godster". Did they lie to me?
It would be very helpful if someone could provide details of the pronunciation in unambiguous IPA, and add the necessary information to the article with a source. I suspect that for most people the main point of confusion will be whether emphasis is placed on the first or second syllable. Old Man of Storr ( talk) 06:19, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
It was always my understanding that it was pronounced 'Godminster' with the stress on the first syllable. There are a number of oddities of this kind in England, such as Costessey (Norfolk: 'Cossey'), Postwick (Norfolk: 'Pozzick'), Mousehole (Cornwall: 'Mauzl'), Leominster (Herefordshire: 'Lem(p)ster' and of course all those towns and cities ending in -cester (e.g. Leicester, Bicester etc). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.59.159 ( talk) 20:48, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
When I added to the main article, the statement that it had been seriously suggested that the name of Godmanchester be changes to Deitypersonchester (for reasons of political correctness), I was perfectly serious! Subsequent edits have now removed it ... I first heard this discussed (in Cambridge, as it happens) around 1998. The problem is that the only form of reference to back my assertion would be of the Personal communication variety. And alas, the person with whom I was discussing this over ten years ago is now dead. Therefore I am unable to contact him to ask for a letter which I might cite after scanning it in ... There is also the matter of my name vs. my Wikipedia User Name. I still tyhink that this possibility is well-worth mentioning in the article! Suggestions are welcome! Hair Commodore ( talk) 13:58, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Mind, it rings true if it was heard in Cambridge (I assume you mean the university). This is the kind of nonsense that is discussed and debated at Cambridge by particular students and dons who have nothing else to worry about. You will not have to stop at Godmanchester. What about Manchester, Godstone, Godalming, Mansfield, Manthorpe, etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.59.159 ( talk) 20:53, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
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Godmanchester is generally referred to as a town rather than a village. It has a town council, two royal charters and the cricket club is Godmanchester Town. I'd suggest that we switch the six remaining uses of 'village' in the article to 'town', but wanted to check here before doing so. Gilgamesh4 ( talk) 07:18, 23 April 2020 (UTC)