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Among the most notable evidence of the extensive Scandinavian settlement in England is the large number of places that bear Scandinavian names. The Scandinavian invasions and settlements took place during the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries and resulted in many place-names of Scandinavian origin in the North and East of England. The Vikings came to Britain from two Scandinavian countries, Denmark and Norway, the Danes settling principally in East Anglia, the East Midlands, and a large part of Yorkshire, while the Norwegians were mainly concentrated in the North-West, especially around the islands and coasts of Scotland, Ireland and western England (Lancashire and Cumbria). The Old Norse, a language from which both Danish and Norwegian are derived, was spoken (with dialect variations) by the Viking settlers who occupied many places in the north of the British Isles during the Viking Age (spanning the late 8th to 11th centuries). In its general structure Old Norse was very similar to Old English, the two languages representing the northern and western divisions of Germanic at a comparable stage of heir evolution. The aim of the present paper is to give an account of recent researches dealing with the Scandinavian origins of place-names in the British Isles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]