Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names : Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society

Watts, Victor (EDT); Insley, John (EDT); Gelling, Margaret (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0521168554 / ISBN 13: 9780521168557

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names : Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521168554
• ISBN 13: 9780521168557
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Victor Watt's reference work comprises a completely new compilation, based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society. It reflects the most recent scholarship for all names of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rivers, streams, hills and other geographical locations included in the Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Great Britain (1983), with many more recent additions. The Dictionary will be of interest to geographers, historians, historical linguists and language scholars.

Book Description

This major new reference work is a totally new compilation, based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society and reflecting the most recent scholarship in the subject, of all the names of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rivers, streams, hills and other geographical locations included in the Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Great Britain (1983) plus many more. This dictionary will be of interest to geographers, historians and historical linguists as well as language scholars. It will appeal to anyone interested in the history and settlement of England.