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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463215903321

Autore

Whynne-Hammond Charles

Titolo

English place-names explained / / Charles Whynne-Hammond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury, Berkshire : , : Countryside Books, , 2007

ISBN

1-84674-845-3

1-84674-844-5

Edizione

[Updated, rev. and expanded ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

England's living history

Disciplina

910.014

Soggetti

Names, Geographical

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed. published as: Tracing the history of place names. 1992.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Section A � The Heritage and Evolution of Place-Names""; ""1 The Study of Place-Names: Research & Understanding""; ""Introduction""; ""Undertaking Research""; ""Sources""; ""Linguistic Developments""; ""Interpreting Source Material""; ""(a) The Formation of Names""; ""(b) Compound Names""; ""(c) Misleading Names""; ""(d) Misleading Spellings""; ""2 The Blending of Languages: Migration & Consolidation""; ""Introduction""; ""The Mixing of Tongues""; ""The Celtic Fringe""; ""The Saxon Kingdoms""; ""Danelaw""

""The Development of Shires""""The Consolidation of Counties""; ""County Sub-Divisions""; ""3 Communication: Tracks, Ways & Roads""; ""Ancient Trackways""; ""Roman Roads""; ""Trading Routes""; ""Non-Trading Routes""; ""Turnpikes and Toll Roads""; ""4 The Natural World: Landscape & Nature""; ""Topographical Features""; ""Directional Names""; ""Climatic Names""; ""Rivers and Estuaries""; ""Coastal Areas""; ""Forest Names""; ""Tree and Plant Names""; ""Animal Names""; ""5 The Nature of Society: Culture & Belief""; ""Folk and Tribal Names""; ""Personal Names""; ""Group Names""; ""Pagan Names""

""Christian Names""""Death and Burial Names""; ""Folklore and Legend Names""; ""6 The Needs of Society: Co-operation & Protection""; ""The Spread of Agriculture""; ""Enclosure Names""; ""Estate Names"";



""Fortified Settlement Names""; ""Colonisation Names""; ""Bastide Towns""; ""7 The Wealth Of Society: Industry & Trade""; ""Transport Names""; ""Market Names""; ""Mineral Names""; ""Industrial Revolution Names""; ""Resort Names""; ""Urban Names""; ""8 Names Within Towns and Villages""; ""Street Names""; ""House Names""; ""Pub Names""; ""Theatre and Cinema Names""

""Section B � County Gazetteer""""Common Place-Name Elements""; ""Index""