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Dictionary of British Place-Names, A Revised edition


Dictionary of British Place-Names, A Revised edition

Paperback by Mills, David (Emeritus Reader in English, University of London and member of the Council of the English Place Name Society and of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland)

Dictionary of British Place-Names, A

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ISBN:
9780199609086
Publication Date:
20 Oct 2011
Edition/language:
Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
576 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 Apr 2024
Dictionary of British Place-Names, A

Description

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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