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A Dictionary of British Place-Names
Language: en
Pages: 574
Authors: David Mills
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-20 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to t
The Book of English Place Names
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Caroline Taggart
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-08 - Publisher: Random House

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Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. From Cel
English Place Names
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Kenneth Cameron
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: B.T. Batsford

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Since this work on English place-names was first published in 1961, a great deal of research has been undertaken, and material has been published which is of im
Rules, Britannia
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Toni Summers Hargis
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-04-01 - Publisher: Macmillan

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How do you respond to a dinner invitation that says "Eight for eight thirty"? What might induce you to get off a London train at a place called Mud Chute? When
The Arthurian Place Names of Wales
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Scott Lloyd
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-27 - Publisher: University of Wales Press

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This new book examines all of the available source materials, dating from the ninth century to the present, that have associated Arthur with sites in Wales. The