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Learning the Landscape Through Language
Place-Names and Childhood Education
Learning the Landscape through Language: Place-Names and Childhood Education, a project managed by members of the Institute for Name-Studies (INS) at the University of Nottingham, was a one-year initiative that brought together university staff and education and learning professionals in Shropshire to explore and develop ways of enhancing childhood learning through the use of place-name material. Place-names offer fantastic insights into the development of landscape and local identity and have the potential to contribute to the curriculum in a variety of ways.
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The project ran until the end of June 2021. If you are keen to find out more, please contact us at namestudies@nottingham.ac.uk.
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Why Shropshire?
At the Institute for Name-Studies, we've been working on Shropshire place-names for decades, and we'd like to share our research in ways that are meaningful for Shropshire educators and students.
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Shropshire shares a border with Wales, and its place-names can reveal information about historical languages, identity, community and migration.
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