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Dataset Analysis
Exploring patterns across 111,270 British place names — their linguistic origins, geographic spread, and physical characteristics.
Total Places111,270
With Etymology111,217
Coverage100%of places analysed
Top LanguageOld English66,773 place names
Geography
Language Distribution
Top languages across all place etymologies
Place Type Breakdown
Distribution across landforms, settlements & water features
Language by Place Type
How linguistic origins vary across landforms, settlements, water features & hills
Top Regions by Place Count
Regions with the most named places
Hill Classifications
Munros, Marilyns, Wainwrights & more
Elevation Distribution of Hills & Mountains
Count of hills and mountains by elevation band (12,984 features with recorded height)
Lexicon
Unique Root Forms30,295distinct etymological roots
Avg. Components2.19root words per place name
Named After People13.7%15,197 place names
Most Common RoothyllOld English · 'hill' · 18,889 uses
Semantic Themes
What concepts do place name components refer to?
Name Complexity
How many root components does a typical place name contain?
Most Common Root Words
The 25 most frequently occurring etymological root forms across all 111,217 place names
Root Words by Language
Most frequently used root forms broken down by the language they come from