The Book of English Place Names
How Our Towns and Villages Got Their Names
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 T…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4090-3498-8
- EAN: 9781409034988
- Produktnummer: 14338977
- Verlag: Ebury Digital
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'427 KB
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Caroline Taggart
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