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Total number of records: 127

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culture6
english language - dialects6
community life5
education4
occupations2
agriculture1
animals1
archive administration1
communication1
health1

Top 10: Place

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England121
Staffordshire121
Alton11
Barlaston11
Edingale11
Ellenhall11
Himley11
Hoar Cross11
Lapley11
Mavesyn Ridware11

Top 10: People and organisations

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Gibson, Dr Peter H127
Barrett, Frank8
Bowers, Harold7
James, Mr F7
Johnson, Mr F7
Pilsbury, Tom7
Pointon, Mr W7
Williams, Mr Sym7
Brooke, George6
Carrington, Walter (1896-)6

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Staffordshire

Gibson, Dr Peter H

1955

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Staffordshire, based on fieldwork in Warslow, Mow Cop, Alton, Barlaston, Mavesyn Ridware, Ellenhall, Lapley, Hoar Cross, Edingale, Wigginton and Himley during the period...

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Staffordshire Response Books

Gibson, Dr Peter H

1953-1954

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Staffordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...

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SED Fieldworkers Map
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SED Fieldworkers Map

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1950s-1960s]

Printed map, completed in ms., showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Stanley Ellis, Peter Wright, Donald Sykes, Peter Gibson and John T. Wright. At the stage the map was produced, fieldwork ...

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SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Ellenhall
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SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Ellenhall

Gibson, Dr Peter H

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Page from an SED fieldwork notebook completed in ms. by fieldworker Peter H. Gibson. The page includes responses from informant Mr. Williams of Ellenhall (Staffordshire), recorded on 12 August [?1953]...

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Warslow Response Book - 12St1
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Warslow Response Book - 12St1

Gibson, Dr Peter H

17 May 1954 - 19 May 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Wigginton Response Book - 12St10
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Wigginton Response Book - 12St10

Gibson, Dr Peter H

Oct 1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Himley Response Book - 12St11
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Himley Response Book - 12St11

Gibson, Dr Peter H

8 Nov 1953 - 11 Nov 1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Mow Cop Response Book - 12St2
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Mow Cop Response Book - 12St2

Gibson, Dr Peter H

21 May 1954 - 23 May 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Alton Response Book - 12St3
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Alton Response Book - 12St3

Gibson, Dr Peter H

17 Aug 1954 - 21 Aug 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Barlaston Response Book - 12St4
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Barlaston Response Book - 12St4

Gibson, Dr Peter H

30 Nov 1953 - 2 Dec 1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Ellenhall Response Book - 12St5
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Ellenhall Response Book - 12St5

Gibson, Dr Peter H

11 Aug 1954 - 15 Aug 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Hoar Cross Response Book - 12St6
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Hoar Cross Response Book - 12St6

Gibson, Dr Peter H

5 Aug 1954 - 9 Aug 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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