The Place-names of England and Wales
The Place-names of England and Wales

Author: James Brown Johnston

Publisher: London J. Murray 1915.

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13:

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Contains a brief history of names of geographical locations using Roman and Latin names in England and Wales, the Keltic element and how it influenced the naming of places in England and Wales, the English, Scandinavian and Norman elements, phonetic notes in the alphabet and its mutations in English place names, list of the chief place names in England and Wales with explanations.

Thorps in a Changing Landscape
Thorps in a Changing Landscape

Author: Paul Cullen

Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9781902806822

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"The authors consider the siting of 'thorps' and 'throps' in relation to the landscape and to soil types in particular. Amply demonstrating the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of early medieval settlement in England, the authors are able to draw important conclusions about the changes in farming that swept the country during this period and by association the process of village nucleation. By examining both the chronology of place-names in 'thorp' and 'throp' and their qualifying elements (notably the presence or absence of personal names), it appears possible to chart both the speed at which arable enterprises farmed in severalty converted to communal cultivation as well as the direction in which the changes spread. There is a sense of real excitement as many fresh insights are revealed in the course of the book"--P. [4] of cover.