A dictionary of English place names - Softcover

A.D. Mills

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9780192831316: A dictionary of English place names

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192831313 ISBN 13: 9780192831316

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

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In the place-names of England can be read the nation's history. The names on road signs and maps reflect the migrations and conquests of the past, the features of the landscape, ancient customs, agricultural practices, and local trade and industry. Covering the names of cities and suburbs, towns and villages, counties and districts, rivers and coastal features, the 12,000 entries in this concise dictionary describe the meaning and origin of the most important English place-names, and trace their development from earliest appearance to the present day.

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About the Author:

A. D. Mills is Emeritus Reader in English, University of London, and Editor of The Place-Names of Dorset (English Place-Name Society). He is a member of the Council of the English Place-Name Society, and the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland.

Review:

"Another volume for every local historian's bookshelf."--Local Historian

"a book which will prove to be an invaluable travelling companion"--Landscape History

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