Category Archives: Research

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Don’t Lose Your Way

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Paula

An estimated 10,000 miles of footpaths across England and Wales are under threat of being lost forever, but today marks the beginning of a new digital project to identify them all before it is too late. We’re supporting the Ramblers’ … Continue reading →

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GB1900 in use – GB1900 Works

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Paula

The first example of someone doing something interesting with the GB1900 gazetteer data was published this last week. Jim Clifford based at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada has used the abridged data to identify all locations associated with “works”, … Continue reading →

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Summer publicity

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Paula

Following on from the successful launch event held for GB1900 at the beginning of July we spent mid-July attending the 17th International Conference for Historical Geographers held in the old library at the University of Warsaw in Poland. During the … Continue reading →

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GB1900 historical gazetteer launch

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Paula

Monday saw the launch of the final version of the GB1900 historical gazetteer data-set at a special event organised at the Institute of Historical Research in London. The event was also a celebration of the work of all the volunteers … Continue reading →

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Search for Compton Census transcriptions

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Paula

We are currently working on a small project to collate pre-1800 digital data-sets. One of the aims of this project is for us to act as facilitators in preserving data-sets for future academic use. We hope to collect and collate … Continue reading →

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