English Place NamesSince this work on English place-names was first published in 1961, a great deal of research has been undertaken, and material has been published which is of importance to the interpretation of individual names and the understanding of the significance of groups of place-names. This revised and updated edition explains the technique of place-name study, examines the types of place-name formation, both ancient and modern, and includes a new chapter on modern place-names. It covers names of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and French origin, those with Christian and pagan signifance, those illustrating social and legal customs, and other associations. |
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13th century affix appears areas Celtic Celtic name chapter church common counties Danelaw Danish dative denote Derbyshire derived from OE Devon dialect district Domesday Book earlier early East Midlands enclosure England English personal name English Place-Name EPNS Ermine Street etymology examples farm field-names ford given glade Herefordshire hill identical ingas Lancashire Lane later Latin Lincolnshire manor marsh meaning medieval minor names modern form names derived North noted Nottingham Nottinghamshire occasionally occurs ODan Old English Old English personal open land origin pagan perhaps place-names derived plural presumably probably recorded reference river river-name Roman road Romano-British Saxons Scandinavian word second element seems self-explanatory sense Shropshire simplex name South spellings stream Street street-names suggested survives topographical town tumulus tūn valley village wapentake Watling Street Welsh Westmorland wood Yorkshire þorp