Mrs Allison Dollimore CGeog
Employer Name
PCGN
Biography
Allison is a toponymist at the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN), an independent interdepartmental body, housed within the Royal Geographical Society. Allison’s role involves developing and maintaining policies and principles by which she advises HMG on the proper writing of geographical names (toponyms) for places and features outside the United Kingdom, excluding those of the Antarctic. She has over 20 years’ experience working as a Geospatial Analyst. As a member of the British Cartographic Society she visits schools with their Restless Earth Workshops for GCSE geography students. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.