English place-names explained / / Charles Whynne-Hammond

• Autore: Whynne-Hammond Charles
• Pubblicazione: Newbury, Berkshire : , : Countryside Books, , 2007
• Edizione: Updated, rev. and expanded ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.014
• Soggetto topico: Names, Geographical
• Soggetto geografico: England History, Local; England Gazetteers
• 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 â€? 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 â€? County Gazetteer""""Common Place-Name Elements""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: English place-names explained
• ISBN: 1-84674-845-3; 1-84674-844-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814170603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: England's living history.