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The Institute for Name-Studies is the home of research into place-names and personal names at the University of Nottingham. The English Place-Name Society (EPNS) is the established national body for the subject; its offices and library are housed in the Institute.
Intrigued by a town or village name in England? The Key to English Place-Names offers answers.
For the detailed record and analysis of English place-names – from cities to villages, farms and fields – the Survey of English Place-Names is the established reference-source for historians, linguists and geographers.
The EPNS publishes the Survey and other related works, including an annual Journal: members of the Society receive regular publications and information.
Research into the words that make up England’s names – from English, Norse, British Celtic, French and Latin languages – is published in the Vocabulary of English Place-Names.
A full list of our research projects.
Advance Notice of an International Conference, Perceptions of Place: English place-name study and regional variety