The EPNS and the Survey of English Place-Names
The English Place-Name Society was founded in 1923. Its principal aim is to conduct the Survey of English Place-Names, a county-by-county survey which explains the linguistic origins of England’s place-names. 89 volumes have been published to date (2013).
County Editors
The research presented here has been carried over the past 90 years by EPNS county editors. Their work is gratefully acknowledged, and their scholarship celebrated:
| Title | Editor(s) | Year(s) of publication |
|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1925 |
| Devon | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1931-32 |
| Derbyshire | Cameron, Kenneth | 1959 |
| Dorset | A. D. Mills | 1977-2010 |
| County Durham | Victor Watts | 2007 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire and York | A. H. Smith | 1937 |
| West Riding of Yorkshire, | A. H. Smith | 1961-63 |
| Bedfordshire & Huntingdonshire | Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1926 |
| Berkshire | Margaret Gelling | 1973-76 |
| Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely | P. H. Reaney | 1943 |
| Cheshire | John McN. Dodgson (and, for part 5(2), A. R. Rumble) | 1970-97 |
| Cumberland | A. M. Armstrong, Allen Mawer, & F. M. Stenton, Bruce Dickins | 1950-52 |
| Essex | P. H. Reaney | 1935 |
| Gloucestershire | A. H. Smith | 1964-65 |
| Hertfordshire | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1938 |
| Lincolnshire | Kenneth Cameron, with J. Field and John Insley | 1985-2010 |
| Leicestershire | Barrie Cox | 1998-2011 |
| Middlesex | J. E. B. Gover. Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1942 |
| Norfolk | Karl Inge Sandred (with B. Lindströsm) | 1989-2002 |
| Nottinghamshire | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1940 |
| Northamptonshire | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1933 |
| Oxfordshire | Margaret Gelling | 1953-54 |
| Rutland | Barrie Cox | 1994 |
| Shropshire | Margaret Gelling (with H. D. G. Foxall) | 1990-2012 |
| Surrey | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton (with A. Bonner) | 1934 |
| Staffordshire | J. Oakden | 1984 |
| Sussex | Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton, with J. E. B. Gover | 1929-30 |
| Wiltshire | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton | 1939 |
| Warwickshire | J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton, F. T. S. Houghton | 1936 |
| Westmorland | A. H. Smith | 1967 |
| Worcestershire | Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton, F. T. S. Houghton | 1927 |
| North Riding of Yorkshire | A. H. Smith | 1928 |
The Digitisation Project
The Survey of English Place-Names has been digitised as part of a Jisc-funded project, The Digital Exposure of English Place-Names. Project partners are:
- The Institute for Name-Studies at The University of Nottingham
- Dr Jayne Carroll, Dr Kelly Kilpatrick, Dr Melanie Heeley, Mrs Sarah Beach, Dr Darcey Gillie
- The Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen's University Belfast
- Dr Paul Ell, Mrs Elaine Yeates, Mr David Hardy Mrs Karleigh Kelso, Mr Anthony Anderson, Mr Brian Hardy, Miss Emma McGurk, Miss Brigid Sloane, Miss Samantha Stelgis
- The Language Technology Group at The University of Edinburgh
- Dr Claire Grover, Mr Richard Tobin
- The Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London
- Dr Stuart Dunn, Mr Richard Gartner, Dr. Jun Zhang.
The Digital Survey site was created by the web technologies team at The University of Nottingham: Shaun Hare, Adam Cooper, Mike Gardner, Ian Wilson, and Ian White.
How to join the EPNS
Subscription 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 and access to this resource.
For subscription and general enquiries, the EPNS can be contacted at: