Nottinghamshire Names Day: The University of Nottingham
Saturday 14th June, 2025.
10:00am – 5:00pm.
A48 Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham.
£10 (waged), £5 (unwaged).
Hosted by the Institute for Name-Studies and the Institute for Medieval Research.
Come along to the University of Nottingham’s Nottinghamshire Names Day and discover how the names of places and people can tell us about history, languages, landscapes and culture, from ancient times to the present day. The event is for anyone with an interest in Nottinghamshire or names – or both!
Programme
| 10:00 – 10:40 | Rebecca Gregory | Settlement-names in Nottinghamshire |
| 10:40 – 11:20 | Jayne Carroll | The names of Nottinghamshire water-courses |
| 11:20 – 11:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:50 – 12:30 | John Baker | Medieval assembly sites in Nottinghamshire |
| 12:30 – 13:10 | Paul Cavill | Nottinghamshire field-names |
| 13:10 – 14:10 | Lunch | |
| 14:10 – 14:50 | Dominic Thompson | British Sign Language names in Nottingham (and beyond) |
| 14:50– 15:30 | Susan Kilby | Nottingham’s street-names |
| 15:30– 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 16:40 | Peter McClure | Surnames in Nottinghamshire |
(Car parking available – free on Saturdays).
Registration includes drinks during coffee breaks and lunch.
