Tue 08 Mar 2022
| Alan Crosby – Place Names and
the Medieval Landscape. |
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After several
years since having talked to the society, Alan's was a
welcome return. As well as being a well respected
historian, Alan has, for many years, been the editor of
Local History News, a quarterly magazine of the British
Association for Local History.
Place names, he
explained, are a familiar aspect of daily life and are
taken for granted. They are, in fact, an important
historical resource as they are a legacy of our
ancestors. |
Alan Crosby. |
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They were created by our ancestors and have been handed down the
generations over many centuires. It is not just for towns and
cities that they have historical significance, but also, for
example, fields and pathways.
Place names we see today reveal
the landscapes of the past, as the people saw something
distinctive in their surroundings.
Alan cited numerous
examples of Lancashire place names, from when, in time, the
place name derived and the people who named them, to how the
names evolved over the centuries.
A fascinating subject
explained in an interesting and accessible style.
P.
Robinson. |
Some of Alan's illustrtions
were from the 14th cnetury Luttrell Psalter. |
Illustration from the 14th century
Luttrel Psalter. |
Illustration from the 14th century
Luttrel Psalter. |
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