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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198527586
ISBN-139780198527589
eBay Product ID (ePID)6017768
Product Key Features
Number of Pages576 Pages
Publication NameDictionary of British Place-Names
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectDictionaries, Europe / Great Britain / General
TypeNot Available
AuthorA. D. Mills
Subject AreaReference, History
SeriesOxford Quick Reference Ser.
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2004-297561
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingA
Reviews'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
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal914.1/003
Table Of ContentPlace-Names and Their MeaningsScope and Arrangement of the DictionaryThe Chronology and Languages of English Place-NamesSome Different Types of Place-Name FormationSome Different Types of Place-Name FormationIrish Place-NamesScottish Place-NamesWelsh Place-NamesAbbreviationsCounties before Local Government ReorganizationCounties after Local Government ReorganizationIrelandDictionary of British Place-NamesGlossary of Some Common ElementsSelect Bibliography for Further Reading
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisAn expanded version of the best-selling Dictionary of English Place-Names, this dictionary now also covers Scottish, Welsh, and Irish place-names. From Abbas Combe to Zennor it gives the meaning and origin of over 15,000 British place-names., An expanded version of the best-selling Dictionary of English Place-Names , this dictionary now also covers Scottish, Welsh, and Irish place-names. From Abbas Combe to Zennor it gives the meaning and origin of over 15,000 British place-names.