Talk:Bolsover

Local pronunciation?
Was born and bred in Glapwell and went to school in Pleasley Rotherham Rd school, later Anthony Bek. I was in school there from 1948 til 1953. In all that time Everyone pronounced New Houghton as New Hufton or colloquialy as Huffen. No one ever ever said New Howton unless they were taking the mick. To try changing its origins and history makes nonsense. Pure snobbery of worst kind. It denies your family heritage — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.253.55 (talk) 21:28, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

I have been told that locals would pronounce Bolsover something like "Boh-zer". Can anyone confirm this, and if so, should the article reflect this? Thanks, 86.1.161.152 15:11, 4 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's a rather lower class/chavvy way to pronounce it. No-one with any education or class would ever refer to Bolsover as "Bowser" - such a pronunciation would immediately mark one as being something of a peasant. If you live in the Wimpey estate or Carr Vale, have never had a job, and left school at the age of 12 then you may refer to Bolsover as "Bowser", otherwise no. 86.187.170.192 (talk) 21:37, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Wrong 2A00:23EE:11C8:8DB9:A950:148F:F93B:7581 (talk) 15:09, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Bohzer or Bowzer would be more correct, but yes you are right. Other local places would be Glappy (Glapwell) and Uffen (New Houghton) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87ww1807 (talk • contribs) 11:55, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I went to St. Mary's High School in Chesterfield with a lad from Carr Vale called David "Paddy" Palmer. He is now an internationally renowned drummer who toured with Rod Stewart in 2008. He should definitely be listed in "Notable people". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.193.80.247 (talk) 17:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Having been born and spent my first 20 years there I can confirm that it is indeed pronounced Bo-zer. The reference to the "wimps" estate is wrong though - it is generally referred to as "The Wimpeys" or "Wimpey Estate"80.176.79.35 (talk) 23:53, 30 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I grew up in Bolsover, Victoria County, (now City of Kawartha Lakes), Ontario, Canada. It is pronounced, "Balls Over," and there is a local legend that a teacher in the 1800s arrived on bicycle, hit a rock and went "balls over," in the mud. It's obviously folklore, but the origin of the name of the UK town seems to, if not coincide with the Ontario town, at least support the local pronunciation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.232.22 (talk) 18:46, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Tunnel mouht
I've amended the section regarding the tunnel exits, to indicate that the western end is also visible and accessible. I can understand why it's not thought to be visible as the land makes it very easy to overlook what is actually the tunnel mouth. For reference the location is in a small cutting which can be found here.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=scarcliffe&hl=en&ll=53.222478,-1.293249&spn=0.001308,0.002108&geocode=+&hnear=Scarcliffe,+Derbyshire,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=19 ChrisStreet73 (talk) 14:38, 6 November 2013 (UTC)