John Baker spoke to an enthusiastic and welcoming meeting of Rotarians and their partners. Giving them an introduction to the work of the English Place-Name Society and a whistle-stop tour of Cambridgeshire place-names, emphasising their historical significance - there was even time for an excursus to the west of England and some field-names gathered as part of the Place-Names of Shropshire project.
Mutlow Hill on the boundary of Great Wilbraham (Cambridgeshire), OE (ge)mōt-hlāw 'assembly mound'. © INS, 2016.
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