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Too specific for this map but there's also an intriguing case of town in England called Corby, where people speak mainly with a Scottish accent https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28225325. Pretty fascinating.


[edit - Corby is on the map! It refers to the accent as "Corbyite" in the middle of "Northants".]

The TV programme "Toxin Town" is set in Corby, about birth defects caused by mishandled environmental waste.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg7pvl59wxo


Right! They also explained in that series that the Scots were economic migrants there for the steelworks work. Great series too.


oh thanks!




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