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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 1003: Landscape and Settlement in Early Medieval England: Using the Evidence of Minor Names

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:Society for Name Studies in Britain & Ireland
Organiser:Chris Lewis, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Moderator/Chair:Howard Williams, Department of History & Archaeology, University of Chester
Paper 1003-aMinor Names as Evidence for the Roman to Medieval Transition
(Language: English)
Simon Andrew Draper, Victoria County History, Gloucestershire
Index terms: Archaeology - General, Geography and Settlement Studies, Local History, Onomastics
Paper 1003-bField-Names as Evidence for Early Medieval Land Use
(Language: English)
Susan Oosthuizen, Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Archaeology - General, Geography and Settlement Studies, Local History, Onomastics
Paper 1003-cField-Names as Evidence for Dispersed Settlement
(Language: English)
Chris Lewis, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Index terms: Archaeology - General, Geography and Settlement Studies, Local History, Onomastics
Abstract

Major place-names (the names of villages, hamlets, parishes, and townships) have long been used as evidence for the history of settlement and landscape in early England. Minor names (especially field-names but not confined to them) have been much less well exploited, despite their richness. The three papers here explore the potential of minor names for creating a fuller understanding of aspects of the landscape and settlement of early England.