Author: Maurice Fells
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750990252
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Did you know? The town of Wincanton is twinned with a place that does not exist. William Gibbs of Tyntesfield House made his fortune by importing bird droppings from Peru. A song by 'Scrumpy and Western' singer Adge Cutler was banned by the BBC for being too raunchy. Nine villages in Somerset are known as the 'Thankful Villages'. From seaside to countryside and villages to towns, Somerset is a county where it's difficult to separate history and mystery. This fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and trivia reveals all sorts of answers to questions you might have wondered about – and some you didn't. The facts, stats and anecdotes will surprise even those familiar with this beautiful and historic county.
The Little Book of Somerset
Author: Maurice Fells
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750990252
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Did you know? The town of Wincanton is twinned with a place that does not exist. William Gibbs of Tyntesfield House made his fortune by importing bird droppings from Peru. A song by 'Scrumpy and Western' singer Adge Cutler was banned by the BBC for being too raunchy. Nine villages in Somerset are known as the 'Thankful Villages'. From seaside to countryside and villages to towns, Somerset is a county where it's difficult to separate history and mystery. This fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and trivia reveals all sorts of answers to questions you might have wondered about – and some you didn't. The facts, stats and anecdotes will surprise even those familiar with this beautiful and historic county.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750990252
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Did you know? The town of Wincanton is twinned with a place that does not exist. William Gibbs of Tyntesfield House made his fortune by importing bird droppings from Peru. A song by 'Scrumpy and Western' singer Adge Cutler was banned by the BBC for being too raunchy. Nine villages in Somerset are known as the 'Thankful Villages'. From seaside to countryside and villages to towns, Somerset is a county where it's difficult to separate history and mystery. This fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and trivia reveals all sorts of answers to questions you might have wondered about – and some you didn't. The facts, stats and anecdotes will surprise even those familiar with this beautiful and historic county.
The History of Wincanton, Somerset, from Earliest Times to the Year 1903
Author: George Sweetman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wincanton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wincanton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Author: Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Publisher:
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Q's Historical Legacy - XIX - The Westcotes (Napoleonic Prisoners of War in Devon)
Author: N. P. Cooper
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244537259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In this volume, Q recounts the lives and experiences of Devon and Somerset residents who were forced to accommodate French prisoners of war and the daily routine and behaviour of the prisoners, many of whom were used to build Dartmoor prison. This volume contains an annotated edition of The Westcotes, a tale of daily life in Devon and Somerset in the times of the Napoleonic Wars and of potential romance between a prisoner and a wealthy gentlewoman. It also contains extracts written about prisoners of war and a summary of the actual lives of the 'parole town' prisoners of war in towns and villages in Devon and Cornwall as well as a brief history of Dartmoor Prison which held thousands of French prisoners and a history of Wincanton in the times of the Napoleonic Wars. This volume concludes with the tale of one escapee, Louis Vanhille, who after his escape travelled a complicated route back and forth across England, perhaps to drum up support for a mass uprising of the detained men.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244537259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In this volume, Q recounts the lives and experiences of Devon and Somerset residents who were forced to accommodate French prisoners of war and the daily routine and behaviour of the prisoners, many of whom were used to build Dartmoor prison. This volume contains an annotated edition of The Westcotes, a tale of daily life in Devon and Somerset in the times of the Napoleonic Wars and of potential romance between a prisoner and a wealthy gentlewoman. It also contains extracts written about prisoners of war and a summary of the actual lives of the 'parole town' prisoners of war in towns and villages in Devon and Cornwall as well as a brief history of Dartmoor Prison which held thousands of French prisoners and a history of Wincanton in the times of the Napoleonic Wars. This volume concludes with the tale of one escapee, Louis Vanhille, who after his escape travelled a complicated route back and forth across England, perhaps to drum up support for a mass uprising of the detained men.
Bibliotheca Somersetensis, a catalogue of books, pamphlets [&c.] connected with Somerset
Author: Emanuel Green
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland
Author: Bernard Burke
Publisher:
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Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1196
Book Description
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain
Author: Bernard Burke
Publisher:
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Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1840
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1840
Book Description
Castles and Landscapes
Author: O. H. Creighton
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781904768678
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the theories and methods of landscape studies.
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781904768678
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the theories and methods of landscape studies.
Memoirs of the Geological Survey [of] England & Wales
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Wells and Springs of Somerset
Author: Linsdall Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description