Author: Allen MawerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Place-names of Bedfordshire & Huntingdonshire
Author: Allen MawerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Words, Names, and History
Author: Cecily ClarkPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780859914024
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Cecily Clark (1926-1992) is familiar to medievalists as editor of the Peterborough Chronicle; others will know her work in Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Middle English studies, in particular her extensive researches in medieval English onomastics. She lectured at the universities of London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen before settling in Cambridge as Research Fellow of, successively, Newnham College and Clare Hall. She was past joint editor of Nomina, a Council member of the English Place-Name Society, and a member of the International Committee of Onomastic Sciences.
The Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Walter William SkeatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A Dictionary of British Place-Names
Author: A. D. MillsPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191578479
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Over 15,000 A-Z entries covering England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of British place names available. From Abbas Combe to Zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of names of counties, towns, and villages, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. Invaluable for anyone finding out about a local area, lexicographers and local historians alike will be fascinated by what these place-names reveal. The dictionary features an in-depth introductory essay which discusses the chronology and development of British place-names, different types of formation, and sections focusing on Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names. It also includes an extensive bibliography for further research, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and provides a Glossary of common elements in place-names. This critically acclaimed dictionary has been described as 'an indispensable travellling companion' (Landscape History), and 'another volume for every local historian's bookshelf' (Local Historian).
The Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Frank Merry StentonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
A Dictionary of British Place-Names
Author: David MillsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191078948
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them 'Beer', 'Findlater', 'Broadbottom', and 'Great Snoring'. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory essay discussing the chronology and development of English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names. Also new to this edition is an appendix of recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, thereby expanding the scope of the dictionary and providing the reader with an opportunity to explore the subject further. Both accessible and up to date, this dictionary is an ideal companion for anybody travelling around the British Isles, as well as for researchers and students with an interest in toponomy, local history, cartography, and lexicography.
The Place-names of Northumberland and Durham
Author: Understanding English Place-names
Author: Sir William Wilkinson AddisonPublisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Antiquity
Author: Osbert Guy Stanhope CrawfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Includes section "Reviews."
English Place-Name Society
Author: English Place-Name SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description