Author: N. J. Higham
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843836033
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal.
Place-names, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape
Author: N. J. Higham
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843836033
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal.
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843836033
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal.
The Place Names of Middlesex
Author: John Eric Bruce Gover
Publisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Place-names of Dorset
Author: Anthony David Mills
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dorset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Book of English Place Names
Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409034984
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. From Celtic farmers to Norman conquerors, right up to the Industrial Revolution, deciphering our place names reveals how generations of our ancestors lived, worked, travelled and worshipped, and how their influence has shaped our landscape. From the most ancient sacred sites to towns that take their names from stories of giants and knights, learn how Roman garrisons became our great cities, and discover how a meeting of the roads could become a thriving market town. Region by region, Caroline Taggart uncovers hidden meanings to reveal a patchwork of tall tales and ancient legends that collectively tells the story of how we made England.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409034984
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. From Celtic farmers to Norman conquerors, right up to the Industrial Revolution, deciphering our place names reveals how generations of our ancestors lived, worked, travelled and worshipped, and how their influence has shaped our landscape. From the most ancient sacred sites to towns that take their names from stories of giants and knights, learn how Roman garrisons became our great cities, and discover how a meeting of the roads could become a thriving market town. Region by region, Caroline Taggart uncovers hidden meanings to reveal a patchwork of tall tales and ancient legends that collectively tells the story of how we made England.
A Reader's Guide to the Place-names of the United Kingdom
Author: Jeffrey Spittal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A bibliography of publications on place-names from 1920 to 1989.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A bibliography of publications on place-names from 1920 to 1989.
The Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Margaret Gelling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Place-names of Gloucestershire
Author: Albert Hugh Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Bibliography (450-1087).
Author: Wilfrid Bonser
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
English Place-Name Society: The place-names of Middlesex
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Place-names of Lincolnshire
Author: Kenneth Cameron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description