Dictionary of Great British Place Names

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Dictionary of Great British Place Names Price: £12.99 Quantity:   This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them 'Beer', 'Findlater', 'Broadbottom', and 'Great Snoring'. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory essay discussing the chronology and development of English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names. Return to selection page

Online Catalogue | Great Britain | General Guides - Great Britain | GB Guides |  Dictionary of Great British Place Names