medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The Church in Place-Names
Saturday, 3rd June 2006
Room A46, English Studies, Trent Building,
University of Nottingham
Programme
10.00am coffee and registration
10.30 Introduction by David Parsons: the problems and possibilities of Church place-names
Steve Bassett, ‘Prestetone: the land of the priests of Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire’
Tom Pickles, ‘Bishopton, Monkton and Preston’
11.45 coffee
12.00 Allan McKinley, ‘What was Leominster the minster for,
and when?’
Mike Spence, ‘Does Kir(k)by always mean ‘village with a church’?’
Chris Lewis, ‘Saints' resting-places and their place-names’
1.30pm lunch
2.30pm Examining Eccles (Nicholas Brooks, convenor)
Chris Scargill, Eccles in West Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Carole Hough, ‘Eccles in English and Scottish place-names’
Alan James, ‘Eclçs in Northumbria: a perspective on its meaning’
Oliver Padel, ‘annat and eglSs: an onomastic look at the early church in Scotland’
4.15pm tea
4.30pm General discussion (John Blair, convenor)
An examination of points raised during the day. Also an opportunity for further short presentations of material (5-10 mins; bring a handout or a couple of slides!)
5.30 disperse
Please send reply slips and registration fee of £20 (£15 for students) to Dr. Eleanor Quinton, Institute for Name Studies, A64, English Studies, University Park, University of Nottingham
NG7 2RD. All cheques are payable to the “University of Nottingham”.
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Please return to Dr. E. Quinton, Institute for Name-Studies, A64, English Studies, University Park, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD.
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