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That makes sense from a historical perspective. The -gh digraph used to make a guttural sound similar to -th, but it dropped out around the time of the Great Vowel Shift (c. 1500). While most words shifted to make -gh silent, Keighley retained the original pronunciation.

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Just a little linguistics nerdery.

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*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--