THE LANDSCAPE OF PLACE-NAMES
Written by Margaret Gelling, Ann Cole
Published by Shaun Tyas
in 2000
ISBN: 1900289261
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PLACE-NAMES
THE LANDSCAPE OF PLACE-NAMES
Written by Margaret Gelling, Ann Cole.
Stock no. 1830227
1st.
2000.
Softcover.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A study of the type of settlement-name which defines the settlement by reference to a landscape feature, as found in Britain south of the Forth-Clyde line. A major rewrite of the author's previous work: Place-names in the Landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and maps. xxiv and 391 pages including index. ISBN: 1900289261. Light vertical crease to spine (formed from reading). Text block very lightly browned, with minor marks. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Map of the pre-1974 County Boundaries
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Rivers and Springs, Ponds and Lakes
- Chapter 2: Marsh, Moor and Floodplain
- Chapter 3: Roads and Tracks> River Crossings and Landing Places
- Chapter 4: Valleys, Hollows and Remote Places
- Chapter 5: Hills, Slopes and Ridges
- Chapter 6: Woods and Clearings
- Chapter 7: Ploughland, Meadow and Pasture
- Appendix: the Chilterns, a case study, Ann Cole
- Bibliography
- Index