On the 4th of February 2017, the Institute for Name-Studies (INS) of the University of Nottingham (UK) will be holding a one-day research day devoted to Staffordshire Placenames. The Study Day will take place from 10:30am to 4:00pm. Interested attendees are encouraged to reserve their place early by going here. The event takes place at the Staffordshire Record Office,
Eastgate Street, Stafford ST16 2LZ, UK.
Jayne Carroll, John Baker and Rebecca Gregory from the INS will be giving talks, as well as Dr Nigel Tringham, County Editor for the Victoria County History of Staffordshire. There will also be opportunities to discover research conducted as part of The Place-Names of Shropshire project, and to see some of the documents used in the Staffordshire work.