Names consisting of two or more words, other than those prefixed by an article or St or ending St(reet) or Isle(s), when not spelt as a single word or hyphenated are regularly accorded tonic stress on the final accentable syllable of the final word eg Abbots `Bromley but `Chester-le-Street, `Fair Isle.
The following are examples of items which do not conform to this pattern.
`Cape Town,
`Christ Church,
`Cinque Ports, The`Fosse Way
`Holy Land, The
`Kinder Scout
`Little Rock (AR)
`Long Beach (CA)
`Long Mynd
`Long Stow
St `Peter Port
Wapping `Old Stairs
`White House, The
Names consisting of a single undivided word are regularly accorded tonic stress on their first accentable syllable when not beginning with Aber-, Inver-, Kil-, Strath-, Tre-- etc, eg `Eastbourne, `Newport, `Northwich, `Westbrook. (Note, however, `Abercorn, `Abercrombie and `Aberford.)
The following are items which do not conform to this pattern. Items maked ˃ do confirm in subvariant forms.
Almond`bank
Ath`lone
Bears`den
Bex`hill
Bexley`heath
Birken`head˃
Bridg`end
Buckfast`leigh
Cairn`gorms, The
Carrick-`Mannan
Car`stairs
Castle`door
Castle`town (Isle of Man)
Catinthewell /kætɪt`wel/
Clun`gunford
Coat`bridge
Cowden`beath
Cumber`nauld
Fas`lane
Graves`end
Heath`row˃
Holm`firth
Kelvin`side
Lark`hill
London`derry˃
Morning`side
Mos`side
Moy`gashel
Nor`thampton
Olle`renshaw˃
Orford`ness
Sea`ford
Skeg`ness
Spit`head˃
Sou`thampton