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Place Names Research Group
Place Names Research Group

The study of place names, or toponymy, includes an interest in their origins, meanings, usage and types. The group arranges events and conferences, shares resources and encourages publication.

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Kent Place-Names Conference 2024
Kent Place-Names Conference 2024

A report on the Kent Place Names Conference held at Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone on 19th October 2024. 

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Exploring Kentish Naming Practices
Exploring Kentish Naming Practices

A report on the Exploring Kent Naming Practices conference held on Saturday 17 November 2018.

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Charter Bounds of Kent Project: Kent Place-Names Research Group
Charter Bounds of Kent Project: Kent Place-Names Research Group

John Death, 2025, KAS Magazine, Issue 124 (Summer 2025), pp. 21-25. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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Kent Place-Names Conference 19 October 2024
Kent Place-Names Conference 19 October 2024

Linda Taylor – Kent Place Names Group Secretary, 2024, KAS Magazine, Issue 123 (Winter 2024). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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The Kent Archaeological Place-Names Group presents a walk around the Meopham Anglo-Saxon Charter boundary
The Kent Archaeological Place-Names Group presents a walk around the Meopham Anglo-Saxon Charter boundary

Mark Bateson, Place-Names Group Chair, 2022, KAS Magazine, Issue 118 (Summer 2022), Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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KAS 2012 Place-Names Conference
KAS 2012 Place-Names Conference

Val Barrand-Davies (Hon. Secretary, Place-Names Committee), 2013, KAS Newsletter, Issue 96 (Spring 2013), Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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What’s On
What’s On

KAS Newsletter, Issue 94 (Autumn 2012), Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting

KAS Newsletter, Issue 73 (Summer 2007). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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What’s On
What’s On

KAS Newsletter, Issue 68 (Spring 2006). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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Lectures, Conferences, Courses and Events
Lectures, Conferences, Courses and Events

KAS Newsletter, Issue 60 (Spring 2004). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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KAS Committee Roundup
KAS Committee Roundup

KAS Newsletter, Issue 56 (Spring 2003). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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Notes on Contributors
Notes on Contributors

2017, Archaeologia Cantiana, Volume 138, pp. 339. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

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Obituary
Obituary
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Annual Report
Annual Report
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A Survey of Kent Place-Names
A Survey of Kent Place-Names
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Annual Report and Accounts for the Year 1939
Annual Report and Accounts for the Year 1939
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