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Discovering Place-names

Paperback • 2005 • English

Discovering Place-names

By John Field

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About the book

This book explains the meanings of more than 1500 place-names and discusses the techniques by which this information is obtained. It is not limited to England, but includes names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man. In ordinary language, and assuming no special knowledge on the reader's part, the author briefly discusses a wide selection of names of counties, towns, villages, rivers, forests and hills. Names introduced or revived as a result of local government reorganisation are a...Show more

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ISBN

9780747806172

Publisher

Shire Publications Ltd

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Discovering Place-names

Format

Paperback

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