This is a book so meticulously and scruplously compiled that it deserves not only a salutation, then, but scrutiny. And everyone who lives in this country and is curious about it should have it on a shelf, ready to take with them before going for a long, curious walk.

Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian

Just the (almost) pocket-size reference manual you need to find out the true meaning of your home town or village.

Suffolk & Norfolk Life

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. Also new to this edition is an appendix of recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, thereby expanding the scope of the dictionary and providing the reader with an opportunity to explore the subject further. Both accessible and up to date, this dictionary is an ideal companion for anybody travelling around the British Isles, as well as for researchers and students with an interest in toponomy, local history, cartography, and lexicography.
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A gazetteer tracing the origin and meaning of more than 17,000 place-names throughout Britain, this A-Z is a treasury of information and fascinating facts. It is both an ideal guide for anybody exploring the British Isles and an authoritative resource for researchers and students interested in the study of place-names.
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`Review from previous edition This is an essential reference book for every local historian's study, and at the price you can afford a second copy for the glove compartment or ruck-sack.' C P Lewis, Local History Magazine `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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A diverse selection of well-known British place-names, explaining the origin and meaning of each of them The most up-to-date edition available with approximately 200 new entries such as Aperfield ('open land where apple trees grow'), Boot ('place at the bend'), and Kidsgrove ('pen for young goats') Includes a detailed and informative introductory essay providing an overview of place-names and their meanings, the scope and arrangement of the dictionary, and the chronology and languages of English place-names Features a list of counties and unitary authorities, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names (e.g. 'berg', 'feld', 'stede'). A new appendix with recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, accessible via a companion website
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David Mills is Emeritus Reader in English, University of London, and a member of the Council of the English Place Name Society and of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and in Ireland. Other publications include A Dictionary of London Place-Names (Oxford University Press, 2010), Place-Names of the Isle of Wight: Their Origins and Meanings (Paul Watkins Publishing, 1996), and The Place-Names of Dorset (English Place-Name Society, 4 volumes 1977-2010).
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A diverse selection of well-known British place-names, explaining the origin and meaning of each of them The most up-to-date edition available with approximately 200 new entries such as Aperfield ('open land where apple trees grow'), Boot ('place at the bend'), and Kidsgrove ('pen for young goats') Includes a detailed and informative introductory essay providing an overview of place-names and their meanings, the scope and arrangement of the dictionary, and the chronology and languages of English place-names Features a list of counties and unitary authorities, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names (e.g. 'berg', 'feld', 'stede'). A new appendix with recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, accessible via a companion website
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199609086
Publisert
2011
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
416 gr
Høyde
191 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
576

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Om bidragsyterne

David Mills is Emeritus Reader in English, University of London, and a member of the Council of the English Place Name Society and of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and in Ireland. Other publications include A Dictionary of London Place-Names (Oxford University Press, 2010), Place-Names of the Isle of Wight: Their Origins and Meanings (Paul Watkins Publishing, 1996), and The Place-Names of Dorset (English Place-Name Society, 4 volumes 1977-2010).