• DOI:10.1038/152145a0
• Corpus ID: 38497274

The Place-Names of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely

@article{Burkitt1943ThePO,
  title={The Place-Names of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely},
  author={Miles Crawford Burkitt},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1943},
  volume={152},
  pages={145-145}
}

• M. Burkitt
• Published 1 August 1943
• History
• Nature

A LOT of water has flowed even under the bridges of the Cam since Prof. Skeat published his monumental work on the place-names of Cambridgeshire, and much new information, archaeological and otherwise, has accumulated since that date. It has been shown that the area was peopled by Anglo-Saxon folk from a very early date—before the end of the fifth century—and the researches of such investigators as Sir Cyril Fox, T. C. Lethbridge and others have thrown a flood of light on these early migrants, their origins, movements and modes of life. The place-names of the county, in spite of the absence of ingots endings, confirm the existence of these early settlements. The occurrence of personal names, ancient and rare words and primitive forms of compound make this clear. Celtic influence, on the contrary, seems to have been slight, so far as the place-names are concerned, though the river-name Grante and some other stream names do appear in some compounds. Scandinavian influence, though not strong, is noticeable, though only two villages—Toft and Bourn—are of pure Scandinavian origin. Again, Anglo-Norman influence was also apparently not strong.The Place-Names of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of ElyBy P. H. Reaney (English Place-Name Society, Vol. 19.) Pp. lxi + 396. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1943.) 23s. 6d. net.