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The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names

The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

Originally published in 2004, this alphabetical dictionary is a major reference work, based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society and reflecting the scholarship in the subject, of all the names of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rivers, streams, hills and other geographical locations included in the Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Great Britain (1983). It provides a reflection of contemporary England, not just its historical past. Every place-name entry has a unique National Grid reference number, a list of historical spellings, the age and meaning of the name and its etymology (pre-Indo-European, Indo-European, Celtic, Primitive Welsh, Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Old French, Middle English, Modern English). Where appropriate, a commentary is provided on comparable names, on the problems, history and significance of the name for settlement, economic and social history, the development of the language and on its variant pronunciations and spellings.

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Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521168557
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 914.20014
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 713
Weight: 1540g
Height: 247mm
Width: 189mm
Spine width: 37mm