æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈɛnsəs ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ɪts ɹˈɛlətˌɪv fɹˈiːkwənsi wʌz hˈaɪɪst ɪn ɹˈʌtlənd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.tˈuː tˈaɪmz ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈævɹɪdʒ, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ wˈɛstmoːɹlənd, lˈɪŋkənʃɚ, jˈɔːɹkʃɚ, lˈɛstɚʃɚ, lˈæŋkəʃɚ, nˈɑːɾɪŋˌæmʃɚ, mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹiʃɚɹ ænd bˈɛdfɚdʃɚ.
At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Rutland (31.2 times the British average), followed by Westmorland, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Montgomeryshire and Bedfordshire.