Assess the impact of language, history and landscape on place-names on the Isle of Axholme

这个项目的目的是发现什么地名可以告诉我们关于阿克斯霍尔姆岛的风景，历史和语言。它将收集对确定地名起源至关重要的历史形式的地名，以便为调查奠定坚实的基础。该项目不仅将使学术界受益，还将通过促进对景观的更多欣赏和对未来可能发生的变化的认识，使当地社区和环境机构受益，这些变化与其更潮湿的过去有关。它还将为林肯郡的英语地名协会调查提供材料，该调查在2001年县编辑去世后一直停滞不前。我住在林肯郡北部，熟悉该项目的景观和历史背景，以及当地人与其内陆岛环境的关系，内陆岛环境由自然和人工水道定义，在当地仍被称为“小岛”。我的MA研究表明，阿克斯霍姆岛上具有地形或自然特征的地名在地名中占据了异常大的比例。随着17世纪20年代的排水和土地开垦，景观发生了重大变化，将一个主要是沼泽的地区容易发生洪水，变成了多产的农田。幸存下来的古代地名现在可能不能反映它们作为有意义的描述性标签出现时的含义。然而，这些描述在未来可能会与气候变化的预测后果变得更加相关。我正在与环境局(特伦塞德)合作，支持他们对阿克斯霍尔姆岛的战略，该战略侧重于可持续性和为水腾出空间。我的项目还支持一个为期两年的抗洪能力AHRC网络(2020年1月至2021年12月)。此外，它还与阿克斯霍姆岛和哈特菲尔德追逐伙伴关系的目标相联系，该伙伴关系旨在保护自然和文化景观遗产，并改变人们对他们生活、工作或参观的景观的理解、感知和联系的方式。我的成人教育背景使我能够有效地与来自不同背景的人进行沟通，并将材料推介到适合参与的水平。预计将独立地和与相关项目合作，向公众提供关于阿克斯霍姆岛地名的历史和其多水过去的背景的信息。

This project aims to discover what place-names can tell us about the landscape, history and languages of the Isle of Axholme through time. It will collect historical forms of place-names, essential to establishing their origins, in order to build a strong foundation for investigation. The project will benefit not only the academic world but also the local community and environmental agencies by promoting a greater appreciation for the landscape and an awareness of possible changes in the future which connect with its more watery past. It will also provide material for the English Place-Name Society survey for Lincolnshire, currently stalled after the death of the county editor in 2001.Living in North Lincolnshire, I am familiar with the project's landscape and historical context, as well as the relationship of the local people with their inland island environment, defined by natural and man-made waterways and still known locally as 'The Isle'. My MA research demonstrated that place-names with topographical or natural features in the Isle of Axholme account for an unusually large proportion of place-names. Substantial alterations to the landscape occurred with the drainage and land reclamation of the 1620s, changing a predominantly marshy area liable to flooding into productive agricultural land. The surviving ancient place-names may not now reflect the meanings they had when they came into existence as meaningful descriptive labels. These descriptions may, though, become more relevant in the future with the predicted consequences of climate change.I am working with the Environment Agency (Trentside), supporting their strategy for the Isle of Axholme, which focuses on sustainability and making spaces for water. My project also supports a 2-year AHRC network on flood resilience (January 2020-December 2021). In addition it links with the aims of The Isle of Axholme and Hatfield Chase Partnership, which seeks to conserve the natural and cultural landscape heritage as well as change the way people understand, perceive and relate to the landscapes in which they live, work or visit. My background in Adult Education has given me the skills to communicate effectively with people from varied backgrounds, pitching the material at an appropriate level for engagement. It is envisaged that information will be provided to the public about the history of place-names in the Isle of Axholme and thecontext of its watery past both independently and in collaboration with related projects.