Have you ever wondered about some of the weird and wonderful place names in Dorset? How does a name like ‘Sixpenny Handley’ or ‘Ryme Intrinseca’ come about and what can the name tell us about the history of a place?
An event at the Dorset History Centre will reveal all! The English Place Names Society has recently completed its fifth and final volume for Dorset- a monumental effort which has taken academics nearly forty years complete.
The survey is grounded in the collection of an enormous amount of evidence and linguistic expertise, providing explanations of the origin of many thousands of place-names including villages, woods, towns, lanes, fields, and even modern street names.
On Saturday 14th October at 2pm the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester will hold an event with two short talks on this endlessly entertaining topic. Beautiful and historic Dorset maps from the county’s archive collections will also be on display and delicious refreshments will be provided.
Book your place now via Eventbrite tickets cost £8
Hi
Having literally just received this e mail I tried to book the place names of Dorset talk but it was sold out straight away!
Is there a way of going on a cancellation list or hearing of these kinds of talks a bit earlier, like lots of other people are obviously able to do?!!!
Thanks
Julie
Dorset place names.
Would love to attend but not able to on that date. Are there anymore talks taking place?
If not, is there a published book or pamphlet that we can purchase. It is such a great subject.
Thank you – Linda
Hi. Will this talk be repeated at some time in the future as I am unable to attend this session.
Best wishes. Dave.
I received Dorset’s email at 6pm regarding a talk on Dorset Place Names.
I went onto Eventbrite’s site at 8.30pm to book a place.
It was already sold out!
Perhaps some people had advance notice? If so that seems unfair. Please contact me if a free place should become available.
I’d be really interested in attending this talk if it were to run again, or being able to access the information about place names – will it be available? Many thanks, Sam