EPNS
English Place-Name Society

The English
Place-Name Society

The English Place-Name Society (EPNS) was established in 1923 to conduct a county-by-county survey of the place-names of England. The first county survey of Buckinghamshire appeared in 1925.

To date, the Survey has produced 91 volumes, the most recent being The Place-Names of Leicestershire Part VII, published in 2016. Almost all English counties have been surveyed at least in part and work to complete the Survey is ongoing.

The Survey is used by researchers, academics, and those interested in the origins, meaning, and significance of English place-names.

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Membership

The Society always welcomes new members, both personal and institutional.

In return for the annual subscription, full members receive free of charge the current issue of the Journal as well as the volume of the Survey allocated to that year's subscription. They are entitled to a concessionary price on any other available volume of the Survey.

Associate members receive the Journal, and have some options on the Survey volumes.

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EPNS News

Talk on place-names in Market Bosworth

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Dr John Baker gave a talk on place-names to an audience of schoolchildren, teachers and local residents at the Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth.

Talk to the Romsey history group

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On 11 April 2017 Dr John Baker gave a talk about place-name methodology to the Romsey history group in Winchester.

Names and History conference - call for papers

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A call for papers has been released for a conference on names as historical sources.

Staffordshire History Day 2017

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Jayne Carroll and Becca Gregory attended the annual Staffordshire History Day on 6 May 2017, representing the English Place-Name Society and the Staffordshire Place-Name Project.
Talk to the Rushcliffe Men's Probus group

Talk to the Rushcliffe Men's Probus group

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Becca Gregory gave a talk on place-names in Nottinghamshire to the Rushcliffe Men's Probus group.
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Enquiries

For subscription, membership and general enquiries, please contact:

Mrs Christine Hickling
School of English
The University of Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD

Tel: 0115 951 5919

Email: Email
name-studies@nottingham.ac.uk

President: 
Professor Richard Coates

Honorary Secretary: 
Dr Jayne Carroll

 

English Place-Name Society

The University of Nottingham
Nottingham NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 5919
fax: +44 (0) 115 951 5924
email: name-studies@nottingham.ac.uk