The Survey of English Dialects was undertaken between 1950 and 1961 under the direction of Professor Harold Orton of the English department of the University of Leeds. It aimed to collect the full range of speech in England and Wales before local differences were to disappear.^[1] Standardisation of the English language was expected with the post-war increase in social mobility and the spread of the mass media. The project originated in discussions between Professor Orton and Professor Eugen Dieth of the University of Zurich about the desirability of producing a linguistic atlas of England in 1946, and a questionnaire containing 1,300 questions was devised between 1947 and 1952.^[2] Harold Orton (October 23, 1898 - March 7, 1975) is best remembered as co-founder of the Survey of English Dialects. ... The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ... The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zurich. ...

313 localities were selected from across of England, the Isle of Man and some areas of Wales close to the English border. Priority was given to rural areas with a history of a stable population. When selecting speakers, priority was given to men, to the elderly and to those who worked in the main industry of the area, for these were all seen as traits that were connected to use of local dialect. One field worker gathering material claimed they had to dress in old clothes to gain the confidence of elderly villagers.^[3]

The survey seems to have been more urban-focused in Yorkshire; recordings from Leeds, Sheffield and York were all taken whilst the sites Wibsey and Thornhill are suburbs of Bradford and Dewsbury respectively rather than rural villages. This is in contrast to how the survey avoided any localities near to cities such as Liverpool and Birmingham. A recording was taken from Hackney in East London. Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... 2004 Boundaries of Wibsey Ward Wibsey (population 14,530 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitian District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after Wibsey village which makes up the main part of the ward. ... Thornhill can refer to: Thornhill, Wales Thornhill, Cumbria Thornhill, Derbyshire Thornhill, Hampshire Thornhill, West Yorkshire Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill, Stirling Thornhill, Kentucky Thornhill, Ontario Thornhill, an album by Moxy Früvous, named after Thornhill, Ontario. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Liverpool skyline. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... The Hackney Empire is one of the oldest surviving music halls in Britain. ...

404,000 items of information were gathered, and these were published as thirteen volumes of "basic material" beginning in 1962. The process took many years, and was prone to funding difficulties on more than one occasion.^[3][4]

The basic material had been written using specialised phonetic shorthand unintelligible to the general reader: in 1975 a more accessible book, A Word Geography of England was published.^[5] Harold Orton died soon after in March, 1975.^[6]

The Linguistic Atlas of England was published in 1978, edited by Orton, John Widdowson and Clive Upton^[7] Two further publications have been produced from the survey's material, Survey of English Dialect: The Dictionary and Grammar (1993) and An Atlas of English Dialects (1996), both co-authored by Upton and Widdowson.^[8]

A large amount of "incidental material" from the survey was not published. This is preserved at the Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture, part of the School of English of the University of Leeds.^[9]

Bibliography (selection)

• McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (1981). "Review of The Linguistic Atlas of England, by Harold Orton, Stewart Sanderson and John Widdowson." American Speech 56, 219–234.
• Fischer, Andreas and Daniel Ammann (1991). An Index to Dialect Maps of Great Britain. Varieties of English Around the World. General Series 10. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
• Kolb, Eduard (1966). Phonological Atlas of the Northern Region: The Six Northern Counties, North Lincolnshire and the Isle of Man. Bern: Francke.
• Meier, Hans Heinrich (1964). "Review of Introduction by Harold Orton and The Basic Material, Volume I by Harold Orton and Wilfrid J. Halliday." English Studies 45, 240–245.
• Orton, Harold (1971). Editorial Problems of an English Dialect Atlas. In: Burghardt, Lorraine H. (ed.): Dialectology: Problems and Perspectives. Knoxville: Univ. of Tennessee, 79-115.
• Orton, Harold and Eugen Dieth (1952). A Questionnaire for a Linguistic Atlas of England. Leeds: Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.
• Orton, Harold and Nathalia Wright (1974). A Word Geography of England. New York: Seminar Press.
• Orton, Harold et al. (1962-71). Survey of English Dialects: Basic Materials. Introduction and 4 vols. (each in 3 parts). Leeds: E. J. Arnold & Son.
• Upton, Clive, David Parry and J. D. A. Widdowson (1994). Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar. London and New York: Routledge.
• Upton, Clive and J. D. A. Widdowson (2006). An Atlas of English Dialects. 2nd ed. London and New York: Routledge.
• Viereck, Wolfgang (1990). The Computer Developed Linguistic Atlas of England. Tübingen: Niemeyer.
• Viereck,Wolfgang and Heinrich Ramisch (1997). The Computer Developed Linguistic Atlas of England 2. Tübingen: Niemeyer.

Sites for the survey

Wales

Flintshire

• Hanmer (Ch6)

Hanmer is a village in the county borough of Wrexham in north-east Wales. ...

Monmouthshire

• Llanellen (Mon2)
• Llanfrechfa (Mon5)
• Newport (Mon7)
• Raglan (Mon3)
• Crosskeys (Mon4)
• Shirenewton (Mon6)
• Skenfrith (Mon1)

For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Raglan is a seaside town and surrounding district associated with Whaingaroa Harbour (also known as Raglan Harbour) on the west coast of the Waikato region in New Zealands North Island. ... Crosskeys is a small village in South East Wales. ... Shirenewton is a small village, lying 5 miles out of the towns of Chepstow. ...

Isle of Man

• Andreas (Man1)
• Ronague (Man2)

Andreas is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies in the extreme north west of the Isle of Man. ...

Bedfordshire

• Great Barford (Bd2)
• Harlington (Bd3)
• Turvey (Bd1)

Great Barford is a village in Bedfordshire, England, a few miles north-east of Bedford. ... Harlington may refer to: Places in the United Kingdom: Harlington, Bedfordshire Harlington, London This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Turvey is a picturesque village about six miles west of Bedford. ...

Berkshire

• Buckland (Brk1)
• Inkpen (Brk4)
• Swallowfield (Brk5)
• Uffington (Brk2)
• West Ilsley (Brk3)

Buckland is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of the English county of Oxfordshire (though formerly in Berkshire). ... Inkpen Common, Inkpen, Berkshire Crown & Garter Pub, Inkpen, Berkshire Inkpen is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. ... Swallowfield - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Uffington is a village in Oxfordshire, close to one of the United Kingdoms best-known archaeological sites, the Uffington White Horse. ... The road into West Ilsley West Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. ...

Buckinghamshire

• Buckland (Bk4)
• Coleshill (Bk5)
• Horton (Bk6)
• Long Crendon (Bk3)
• Stewkley (Bk2)
• Tingewick (Bk1)

Buckland is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Coleshill (formerly Stoke) is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Horton is a hamlet in the parish of Ivinghoe, in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Long Crendon is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, about 3 miles west of Haddenham and 2 miles northwest of Thame. ... Stewkley is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Tingewick is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ...

Cambridgeshire

• Little Downham (C1)
• Elsworth (C2)

Situated in the east of Cambridgeshire, the village of Little Downham is located just 3 miles north of the city of Ely. ...

Cheshire

• Audlem (Ch5)
• Farndon (Ch4)
• Kingsley (Ch1)
• Rainow (Ch2)
• Swettenham (Ch3)

Audlem is a village in the county of Cheshire in the north-west of England, approximately seven miles south of Nantwich. ... Farndon is a village in the county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dee, south of Chester, and close to the border with Wales. ... Map of civil parish of Kingsley within borough of Vale Royal Kingsley is a civil parish and a village in in the Vale Royal district of Cheshire. ... Holy Trinity Church Rainow is a small village in Cheshire, UK near Macclesfield, and Kettleshulme. ...

Cornwall

• Altarnun (Co2)
• Egloshayle (Co3)
• Gwinear (Co5)
• Kilkhampton (Co1)
• Mullion (Co7)
• St Buryan (Co6)
• St Ewe (Co4)

Altarnun is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England. ... Egloshayle (eglos meaning church and heyl meaning estuary in Cornish) is a small village situated near the banks of the River Camel near Wadebridge in North Cornwall, England. ... Gwinear-Gwithian is a civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England. ... Kilkhampton is a small village and civil parish in North Cornwall. ... Mullion, Cornwall is also the name of a village in Cornwall off the Lizard. ... St Buryan is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England. ... St. ...

Cumberland

• Abbey Town (Cu2)
• Brigham (Cu3)
• Gosforth (Cu6)
• Hunsonby (Cu5)
• Longtown (Cu1)
• Threlkeld (Cu4)

Abbeytown is a village in the English county of Cumbria. ... The village of Brigham, near the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom has existed as a settlement and religious centre since neolithic times. ... Gosforth is a village in the Lake District in West Cumbria in Northwest England. ... Hunsonby is a very small village or hamlet in the Eden Valley, Cumbria about 8 miles east of Penrith. ... Longtown is a town in northern Cumbria, United Kingdom, with a population of around 3,000. ... Threlkeld is a village in the north of the Lake District, to the east of Keswick, situated at grid reference NY322254. ...

Derbyshire

• Bamford (Db2)
• Charlesworth (near Glossop, Db1)
• Kniveton (near Ashbourne, Db6)
• Stonebroom (Db5)
• Sutton on the Hill (west of Derby, Db7)
• Youlgreave (Db4)

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Devon

• Blackawton (D11)
• Chawleigh (D4)
• Cornwood (D10)
• Gittisham (D5)
• Kennford (D7)
• Parracombe (D1)
• Peter Tavy (D8)
• South Zeal (D6)
• Swimbridge (D2)
• Weare Giffard (D3)
• Widecombe in the Moor (D9)

Blackawton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. ... Chawleigh is a village in mid-Devon, England, situated just off the A377 between Crediton and Barnstaple. ... Parracombe is a very small village near Lynton, in Devon, England. ... South Zeal is a village on Dartmoor, in Devon, UK. The village lies at the heart of the Beacon villages area. ... Widecombe-in-the-Moor is a small village located within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon in the United Kingdom. ...

Dorset

• Ansty, Dorset (Do2)
• Kingston (Do5)
• Portesham (Do4)
• Sixpenny Handley (Do1)
• Whitchurch Canonicorum (Do3)

Portesham is a village in the English county of Dorset, situated close to the south coast, between the towns of Weymouth and Dorchester. ... Sixpenny Handley is a village in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles north east of Blandford Forum. ... Whitchurch Canonicorum or Whitechurch Canonicorum is a village in south west Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale five miles north west of Bridport. ...

Durham

• Bishop Middleham (Du5)
• Ebchester (Du2)
• Eggleston (Du6)
• Washington (Du1)
• Wearhead (Du3)
• Witton-le-Wear (Du4)

Bishop Middleham is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Ebchester is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Eggleston is a village in County Durham, in England. ... “Washington State” redirects here. ... Wearhead is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Witton-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, in England. ...

Essex

• Belchamp Walter (Ess2)
• Canewdon (Ess15)
• Cornish Hall End (Ess3)
• Doddinghurst (Ess14)
• East Mersea (Ess10)
• Great Chesterford (Ess1)
• Henham (Ess4)
• High Easter (Ess8)
• Little Baddow (Ess12)
• Tiptree (Ess9)
• Tillingham (Ess13)
• Little Bentley (Ess7)
• Netteswell (Ess11)
• Stisted (Ess5)
• West Bergholt (Ess6)

Belchamp Walter is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. ... Canewdon is a village in the Rochford District of Essex in England The origin of the name is unclear. ... Doddinghurst is a village in south Essex. ... East Mersea is a scattered village and civil parish on Mersea Island in the English county of Essex. ... Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL473318 Administration District: Uttlesford Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance: East of England Post office and telephone Post town: SAFFRON WALDEN Postal district... Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a small village near Stansted Airport, located in Uttlesford, Essex. ... Little Baddow is a small village to the East of Chelmsford, near to Danbury in Essex. ... Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL895165 Administration District: Colchester Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East of England Post office and telephone Post town... Tillingham is a small village of roughly 400 inhabitants located 7 miles from Burnham-on-Crouch and 3 miles from Bradwell-on-Sea. ... Map sources for Little Bentley at grid reference TM117257 Little Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex. ... Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. ... Stisted is a civil parish, Church of England parish, and former manor near Braintree, Essex, England. ... West Bergholt is a large rural village lying on the border of the English counties of Essex and Suffolk, near to the ancient town of Colchester. ...

Gloucestershire

• Bream (Gl3)
• Deerhurst (Gl1)
• Gretton (Gl2)
• Latteridge (Gl7)
• Sherborne (Gl5)
• Slimbridge (Gl6)
• Whiteshill (Gl4)

Bream is a sizeable village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Gretton is the name of several places in the UK: Gretton, Gloucestershire Gretton, Northamptonshire Gretton, Shropshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Latteridge is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England. ... Slimbridge is a village near Dursley in Gloucestershire, England. ... Whiteshill is a village in the Cotswolds, situated between Stroud and Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. ...

Hampshire

• Burley (Ha6)
• Hambledon (Ha5)
• Hatherden (Ha1)
• King's Somborne (Ha3)
• New Alresford (Ha4)
• Oakley (Ha2)

Burley is a picturesque town in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. ... Hambledon is a village in Hampshire It is thought that Hambledon Cricket Club was formed circa 1750, making it the oldest known. ... Kings Somborne is a village in Hampshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Broad Street, Alresford New Alresford or simply Alresford (pronounced Allsford) is a small town in Hampshire, England. ... Oakley may refer to the following things: Oakley, a fashion company Baron Oakley, a hereditary title Oakley United, a Scottish football club Oakley protocol, a computing term Oakley Observatory, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA Oakley may refer to the following place names: Oakley, Bedfordshire Oakley, Buckinghamshire, UK Oakley, California...

Herefordshire

• Brimfield (He1)
• Checkley (He4)
• Cradley (He3)
• Longtown (He5)
• Lyonshall (He7)
• Weobley (He2)
• Whitchurch (He6)

Brimfield may refer to: Brimfield, Massachusetts Brimfield, Illinois Brimfield, Ohio This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cradley is a small village in Herefordshire. ... Weobley is a black and white village in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. ... Whitchurch (Welsh: Llandywynnog) is a village in Herefordshire named after the church of St. ...

Hertfordshire

• Codicote (Hrt2)
• Therfield (Hrt1)
• Wheathampstead (Hrt3)

Codicote is a large village, about seven miles south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. ... Map sources for Therfield at grid reference TL334371 Therfield is both a small village of approximately 4,761 acres (19 km²) and a parish (originally in Odsey Hundred and Royston Union) which sits upon the chalk range, three miles southwest of Royston, and six miles (10 km) northeast of Baldock... Wheathampstead is a small village north of St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. ...

Huntingdonshire

• Warboys (Hu1)
• Kimbolton (Hu2)

Warboys – in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England – is a village near Pidley north east of Huntingdon. ... Kimbolton is a large village in Cambridgeshire, England. ...

Isle of Wight

• Whitwell (Ha7)

Whitwell is the name of several villages in the UK and a place in Tennessee. ...

Kent

• Appledore, Kent (K7)
• Denton (K5)
• Farningham (K2)
• Goudhurst (K6)
• Staple (K3)
• Stoke (K1)
• Warren Street (K4)

Appledore is a village in Kent, England, about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south of Ashford, Kent and on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh. ... Farningham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. ... Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about 12 miles south of Maidstone. ... Staple is a small village is east Kent. ... Stoke is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in the borough of Medway in Kent. ...

Lancashire

• Bickerstaffe (La13)
• Cartmel (La2)
• Coniston (La1)
• Dolphinholme (La4)
• Eccleston (La11)
• Fleetwood (La5)
• Halewood (Liverpool, La14)
• Harwood (La12)
• Marshside (La10)
• Pilling (La6)
• Read (La9)
• Ribchester (La8)
• Thistleton (La7)
• Yealand (La3)

Bickerstaffe is a village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. ... Cartmel is a village in Cumbria several miles west of Grange-over-Sands. ... Coniston is a village in the region of Furness, the area of Lancashire that moved into the administrative county of Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. ... Dolphinholme is a village in Lancashire, North West England (53. ... Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire Eccleston is a village located in Chorley Borough, Lancashire. ... Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, lying at the northern end of the Fylde peninsula but part of the Wyre local authority area. ... Halewood is a town (population c 22,000) in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, situated to the south-east of Liverpool. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Harwood is a small district to the north-north-east of Bolton, bordering Bury. ... Marshside was a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southport,Merseyside. ... Pilling is a village in Lancashire, in a part of the Fylde Coast known as Over Wyre. ... Read is an English village situated in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. ... Ribchester is a village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Blackburn and Preston. ... Yealand Redmayne is a village in the English county of Lancashire. ...

Leicestershire

• Carlton Curlieu (Lei9)
• Goadby (Lei8)
• Great Dalby (Lei6)
• Harby (Lei1)
• Hathern (Lei2)
• Markfield (Lei5)
• Packington (Lei4)
• Seagrave (Lei3)
• Sheepy Magna (Lei7)
• Ullesthorpe (Lei10)

Carlton Curlieu is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about eleven miles south-east of Leicester city centre, and not far from Kibworth. ... Goadby is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough. ... Great Dalby parish church of St. ... Harby is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. ... Hathern is a large village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. ... Markfield is a commuter village in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. ... Packington is a village and civil parish in the district of North West Leicestershire. ... Seagrave is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. ... Ullesthorpe is a small village in south Leicestershire, England. ...

Lincolnshire

• Beckingham (L10)
• Crowland (L15)
• Eastoft (L1)
• Fulbeck (L11)
• Keelby (L3)
• Lutton (L14)
• Old Bolingbroke (L8)
• Saxby All Saints (L2)
• Scopwick (L9)
• Sutterton (L12)
• Swaby (L7)
• Swinstead (L13)
• Tealby (L5)
• Willoughton (L4)
• Wragby (L6)

Beckingham is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. ... Trinity Bridge, Crowland Location within the British Isles Crowland (modern usage) or Croyland (medieval era name) is a town in Lincolnshire, England, positioned between Peterborough and Spalding, with two major sites of historical interest. ... Fulbeck is a small village in Lincolnshire that lies between Grantham and Lincoln. ... Bolingbroke, now called Old Bolingbroke, is a market town near Boston in Lincolnshire, England. ... Scopwick is small village 10km south of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. ... Sutterton is a village in Lincolnshire, England, around 7 miles south-south-west of Boston, and near the junction of the A16 and A17. ... St Andrews Church bell tower (18th century) Old Primitive Methodist Chapel Willoughton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... Wragby is a small town located approximately 10 miles North West from Horncastle and about 11 miles from Lincoln, Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, UK. // Wragby is named in the Domesday Book as Waragebi. ...

Middlesex

• Hackney
• Harmondsworth

The Hackney Empire is one of the oldest surviving music halls in Britain. ... Harmondsworth is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon nearby to London Heathrow Airport. ...

Norfolk

• Ashwellthorpe
• Blickling
• Docking
• Garboldisham
• Gooderstone
• Great Snoring
• Grimston
• Ludham
• North Elmham
• Outwell
• Pulham St Mary
• Reedham
• Shipdham

Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 6 km south east of Wymondham and 20 km south west of Norwich. ... Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about 1½ miles north-west of Aylsham. ... Docking is the cutting off or removal of something, such as a persons pay or an animals tail. ... Great Snoring is a rural village in North Norfolk by the River Stiffkey, in the East of England, UK[1]. Its population in the 2001 census was 168, whereas in 1841 it was 556 (including 81 in the Walsingham Union Workhouse). ... Grimston (pop est 2004 - 1,920) is a village in West Norfolk, England approximately 6 miles north-east of Kings Lynn. ... Ludham is a village in Norfolk, England, in The Broads National Park, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. ... North Elmham is a village (population 1428) in Norfolk about 8 km (5 miles) north of East Dereham on the west bank of the River Wensum. ... Pulham St Mary is a village in Norfolk, approximately 7 miles east of Diss and 18 miles south of Norwich. ... Reedham Swing Bridge Reedham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and within The Broads National Park. ...

Northamptonshire

• Kislingbury
• Little Harrowden
• Sulgrave
• Warmington
• Welford

Little Harrowden is a village in Northamptonshire. ... Sulgrave is an area in the North East English town of Washington. ... Map sources for Warmington, Northamptonshire at grid reference TL0791 Warmington is a village in Northamptonshire, England. ... Welford is a village and civil parish in England. ...

Northumberland

• Allendale
• Earsdon
• Ellington
• Embleton
• Haltwhistle
• Heddon-on-the-Wall
• Lowick
• Thropton
• Wark on Tyne

Allendale may refer to: Allendale, Illinois Allendale, Michigan Allendale, Missouri Allendale, New Jersey Allendale, South Carolina Allendale, Northumberland, UK This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Village in Tyne and Wear on the border with Northumberland, approximately two miles from Whitley Bay. ... Ellington can refer to: // Ellington, Connecticut, a town in Tolland County, Connecticut. ... Embleton is the name of several places in the world: There is also a famous, likable geordie lad named Steven. ... Map sources for Haltwhistle at grid reference NY7064 Haltwhistle is a town in Northumberland, England, situated ten miles east of Brampton, near Hadrians Wall. ... Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village just outside Throckley, Northumberland, England, located on Hadrians Wall. ... Lowick could be: Lowick, Cumbria Lowick, Northamptonshire Lowick, Northumberland Category: ... Thropton is a small settlement in Northumberland, England. ... Wark on Tyne is a small village and civil parish usually called Wark in Northumberland, 12 miles north of Hexham. ...

Nottinghamshire

• North Wheatley
• Oxton
• South Clifton

Oxton is a village in Nottinghamshire, UK, with a little over 500 residents. ...

Oxfordshire

• Binfield Heath
• Cuxham
• Eynsham
• Islip
• Kingham
• Steeple Aston

Binfield Heath is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Eynsham is a large village in Oxfordshire, England with a population of 5,000, lying six miles between Witney and Oxford. ... Islip may refer to: Central Islip, New York East Islip, New York Islip (town), New York Islip (CDP), New York Islip, Northamptonshire Islip, Oxfordshire West Islip, New York This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... Steeple Aston Oxfordshire Is a Lovely Village in the North of Oxfordshire with a wealth of history and places if interest The Church is St Peter and St Paul and is to the north of the village Although the village is called Steeple Aston the church has a tower Steeple...

Rutland

• Empingham
• Lyddington

Empingham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ... Lyddington is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ...

Shropshire

• All Stretton
• Chirbury
• Clun
• Diddlebury
• Hilton
• Kinlet
• Kynnersley
• Llanymynech
• Montford
• Prees
• Weston Rhyn

All Stretton is a small village in Shropshire, England. ... Chirbury (pronounced Churbury) is a village in Shropshire, England, situated close to the Welsh border. ... Map sources for Clun at grid reference SO352801 Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England, in the district of South Shropshire. ... Kinlet is a parish of Shropshire and in the district of Bridgenorth. ... Kynnersley is a village in Shropshire, England. ... A town in Powys, Wales about 9 miles (14 kilometres) north of Welshpool. ... Montford is a small village and parish in Shropshire, England. ... Prees is a village in north Shropshire near the border between England and Wales. ... Weston Rhyn is a large village in Shropshire, England. ...

Somerset

• Blagdon
• Brompton Regis
• Coleford
• Horsington
• Merriott
• Pitminster
• Stogumber
• Stogursey
• Stoke St Gregory
• Wedmore
• Weston
• Withypool
• Wootton Courtenay

Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the North Somerset unitary authority in England. ... Brompton Regis is a village and civil parish in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. ... Coleford is a village in Somerset, England, situated on the Mells River in the Mendip Hills five miles west of Frome. ... Horsington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated four miles south of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. ... Merriott is a village in Somerset, England, near the town of Crewkerne. ... Pitminster is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated four miles south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. ... Stogumber is a village and parish in Somerset, England, on the eastern flank of the Brendon Hills. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Stoke St Gregory is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated seven miles east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. ... Wedmore – often called the Isle of Wedmore – is a thriving village in the English county of Somerset. ... There are many things called Weston: Places Australia Weston, Australian Capital Territory Weston Park, Canberra Weston, New South Wales Canada Weston, Nova Scotia Weston, Ontario, now part of Toronto Borneo (Sabah) Weston, Sabah United Kingdom Weston, Berkshire Weston, Cheshire Weston, Cornwall Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire Weston, Devon Weston, Dorset Weston... Withypool (formerly Withypoole) is a small village in Somerset, England, near the center of Exmoor National Park. ...

Staffordshire

• Alton
• Barlaston
• Edingale
• Ellenhall
• Himley
• Hoar Cross
• Lapley
• Mavesyn Ridware
• Mow Cop
• Warslow
• Wigginton

For other places with the same name, see Alton. ... Barlaston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... Edingale is a village in Staffordshire, England. ... Mow Cop is a village on a high isolated hill in Staffordshire in England. ... Wigginton could be Wigginton, Hertfordshire Wigginton, North Yorkshire Wigginton, Oxfordshire Category: ...

Suffolk

• Kedington
• Kersey
• Mendlesham
• Tuddenham
• Yoxford

Kersey is a picturesque village in Suffolk, in the east of England. ... Map sources for Mendlesham at grid reference TM104658 Mendlesham Suffolk is a small village 8 km north east of Stowmarket. ... This article is about the English village. ...

Surrey

• Coldharbour
• East Clandon
• Thursley
• Walton on the Hill

The parish and village of East Clandon has a population of 250 in 110 homes clustered around the church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Queens Head pub and the village hall. ... Thursley is a small village which gets its name from the pagan god Thor and was probably a site for his worship. ...

Sussex

• East Harting
• Firle
• Fletching
• Horam
• Sutton
• Warnham

See the main Firle Wiki page West_Firle Firle is one of the civil parishes in the Lewes District of East Sussex,England. ... Fletching is a village in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. ... Horam is a village situated in the Weald of Sussex, once part of a vast forest of 1700 square miles situated between the North Downs and the South Downs of south-east England. ... Warnham is a small, very attractive village near Horsham in West Sussex, England. ...

Warwickshire

• Aston Cantlow
• Hockley Heath
• Lighthorne
• Napton on the Hill
• Nethe Whitacre
• Shipston-on-Stour
• Stoneleigh
• Warslow
• Wigginton

Aston Cantlow is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, on the River Alne. ... Hockley Heath is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. ... Map sources for Napton-on-the-Hill at grid reference SP465612 Napton-on-the-Hill often referred to as just Napton is a small village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England. ... Map sources for Shipston-on-Stour at grid reference SP2540 Shipston-on-Stour is a town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of the southern part of Warwickshire, England. ... Stoneleigh is a small village in Warwickshire, England, about four miles (6km) south of Coventry, near the confluence of the Rivers Sowe and Avon. ... Wigginton could be Wigginton, Hertfordshire Wigginton, North Yorkshire Wigginton, Oxfordshire Category: ...

Westmorland

• Great Strickland
• Patterdale
• Soulby
• Staveley-in-Kendal

Patterdale is the name of a small village in the eastern part of the English Lake District, and is also the name given to the long valley in which it sits (officially the valley is nameless). ...

Wiltshire

• Avebury
• Burbage
• Fovant
• Steeple Ashton
• Sutton Benger
• Sutton Veny

Avebury Henge and Village Avebury is the site of a large henge and several stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire at grid reference SU103699, surrounding the village of Avebury (its geographical location is 51°25′43″N, 1°51′15″W). ... Burbage is the name of several places: Burbage, Derbyshire Burbage, Leicestershire, Home of E Commerce Business Systems Tester David Wayne Elvis Ian Hume Smith, boyfriend of Michael squareface-kryton-rimjob Hamflett and previously convicted dogger, also famous Burbage based Hosiery/Brogue manufacturer Burbage, Wiltshire It may also refer to Richard... Fovant is a medium-sized village in southwest Wiltshire, England. ... Steeple Ashton (grid reference ST914558) is a 26. ... Sutton Benger is a small village in the county of Wiltshire in England. ...

Worcestershire

• Bretforton
• Clifton upon Teme
• Earl's Croome
• Hanbury
• Hartlebury
• Offenham
• Romsley

Hanbury could be Hanbury, Staffordshire Hanbury, Worcestershire This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Hartlebury is a village in Worcestershire, England. ... The village of Romsley, Worcestershire, England, is on the east side of the Clent Hills about 4 miles south of Halesowen. ...

Yorkshire

City of York

• York

York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...

East Riding

• Nafferton
• Newbald
• Rillington (near Norton-on-Derwent)
• Welwick

Nafferton railway station serves the village of Nafferton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... Newbald is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... Rillington is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Norton-on-Derwent is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. ... St Marys Church, Welwick Welwick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. ...

North Riding

• Askrigg
• Bedale
• Borrowby
• Easingwold
• Egton
• Helmsley
• Melsonby
• Muker
• Skelton
• Stokesley

Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. ... Map sources for Bedale at grid reference SE2688 The centre of Bedale with St. ... Borrowby could be Borrowby, Hambleton, North Yorkshire Borrowby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Statistics Population: 4230 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE529696 Administration District: Hambleton Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: Yorkshire... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Statistics Population: 1,570 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE612838 Administration District: Ryedale Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: North Yorkshire Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and... Melsonby is a village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. ... Village View Muker is a hamlet in Swaledale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, England. ... Skelton is a village four miles (6 km) northwest of the City of York, England, west of Haxby, and on the east bank of the River Ouse. ... Statistics Population: 4750 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ524087 Administration District: Hambleton Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and...

West Riding

• Burton-in-Lonsdale
• Carleton
• Cawood
• Dent
• Ecclesfield
• Gargrave
• Golcar
• Grassington
• Heptonstall
• Holmbridge (near Holmfirth)
• Horton in Ribblesdale
• Leeds
• Pateley Bridge
• Sheffield
• Spofforth
• Thornhill
• Tickhill
• Wibsey

Burton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire. ... Carleton can refer to: Carleton College, a liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA Carleton University, a university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The following places are named Carleton or have Carleton in their name: Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, Canada Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (historic... Cawood (Other names: Carwood, Thorpe Lane) is a large village in North Yorkshire. ... Dent (Lonsdale) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Ecclesfield is a northern suburb of Sheffield, England. ... Gargrave church Gargrave is a small village located 3 miles from Skipton in North Yorkshire, England. ... Golcar is a hill town in the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England, 4 km west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ... Grassington is a picturesque village in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England. ... Heptonstall is a small village in the metropolitan district of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. ... Holmfirth is a picturesque small, rural, town located in the Holme Valley in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ... Horton in Ribblesdale is a small village in Ribblesdale on the Settle - Carlisle Railway at the western side of Penyghent. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Pateley Bridge is a market town in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Spoffoth can refer to: Places Spofforth, Harrogate, North Yorkshire where lived Blind Jack People Fred Spofforth - Australian cricketer. ... Thornhill can refer to: Thornhill, Wales Thornhill, Cumbria Thornhill, Derbyshire Thornhill, Hampshire Thornhill, West Yorkshire Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Thornhill, Stirling Thornhill, Kentucky Thornhill, Ontario Thornhill, an album by Moxy Früvous, named after Thornhill, Ontario. ... Tickhill is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... 2004 Boundaries of Wibsey Ward Wibsey (population 14,530 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitian District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after Wibsey village which makes up the main part of the ward. ...

See also

• Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects
• Cockney
• Cumbrian dialect
• East Anglian English
• East Midlands English
• Pitmatic
• Welsh English
• West Country dialects
• West Midlands English
• Yorkshire dialect and accent

The Survey of Anglo-Welsh Dialects (SAWD) was commenced in 1968 under the direction of David Parry of University College, Swansea. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney refers to working-class inhabitants of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... East Anglia - the easternmost area of England - was probably home to the first-ever form of language which can be called English. ... Traditionally, East Midlands English was spoken in those parts of Mercia lying East of Watling Street (the A5 London - Shrewsbury Road). ... Pitmatic (originally pitmatical) is a dialect of English used in the counties of Northumberland and Durham. ... Welsh English, Anglo-Welsh, or Wenglish (see below) refer to the dialects of English spoken in Wales by Welsh people. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... West Midlands English is a group of dialects of the English language. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

References

1. ^ Eighty-eight ways of saying left-handed, The Times, September 8, 1970
2. ^ Where a snack is nummick - 16-year survey of dialect, The Times, November 1, 1962
3. ^ ^{a b} Dialect survey needs cash, The Times, September 17, 1969
4. ^ Is it nessy to make a donkey out of that lovely nirrup?, The Times, October 7, 1972
5. ^ Saving gibble-fisted mawkin from extinction, The Times, January 6, 1975
6. ^ Obituary of Harold Orton, the Times, March 14, 1975
7. ^ Review of The Linguistic Atlas of England, The Times, September 6, 1978
8. ^ Recent publications by Clive Upton (School of English, University of Leeds)
9. ^ Incidental Material Documents (Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture)

External links

• Sounds Familiar? — Listen to examples of regional accents and dialects from across the UK on the British Library's 'Sounds Familiar' website
• The Survey of English Dialects (University of Leeds)
• The Survey of English Dialects (Yorkshire Dialect Society)
• Extracts from the survey (British Library)