Why and how do we name the places where we live? Is it to convey a sense of location, character or size, or to show ownership, power, religion, politics or history? Even now, place names are changing at an international level. A study of names can tell us much about the way of life in the past and influences by earlier Celtic, Roman and Norman populations.
Tony Painter ventures into our history with an explanation of some historic, unusual, picturesque and other interesting place names, ranging from towns and villages down to streets, pubs and even houses. He touches on some local names from Surrey and the Home Counties.
Refreshments from 10:30am, talk starts at 11am. Prebooking required, suggested donation of £3.
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