The Place-names of Northumberland and Durham
Author | : Allen Mawer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Allen Mawer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : Charles E. Jackson |
Publisher | : London : [s.n. |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
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Author | : Charles E. Jackson |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1976 |
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Author | : Charles E. Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2015-07-21 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781331925866 |
Excerpt from The Place-Names of Durham The investigation of the place-names of Durham is made greatly more difficult by the fact that there was no Domesday Survey of the county, and therefore that valuable source of the early forms of A.S. names is not available. Further, as the status of the county was a kind of imperium in imperio - there is a document extant wherein the king of the land begs permission of the bishop of the diocese to raise recruits therein! - and one in which documents were not carefully kept, there is not so full a supply of information from this source as is the case in some other counties. I went through one standard work of several hundreds of A. S. charters and found, I think, only one relating to Durham. The place-names of the county are nearly all of native origin. Of some the secret is hidden with the greatest of undesigned diligence, but in most cases they yield what is required when the principles of the development of the dialect are applied. The Psalmist would find no reason to abate his complaint that the people "call the lands after their own names." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Victor Ernest Watts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780904889659 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 320 |
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Author | : John Everett-Heath |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1854 |
Release | : 2019-09-19 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0192602543 |
This unique and informative dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world. In over 11,000 entries it covers an enormous geographical range, including continents, countries, islands, cities, mountains, rivers, and much more. Key historical facts are incorporated into each entry, as well as a record of the place name in the local language for an accurate and comprehensive account. For this fifth edition, 134 entirely new entries have been added, including Byzantine Empire, Lac qui Parle, Nasr, Sauk City, and Yekaterinogradskaya. Existing entries have also been fully updated to reflect recent socio-political and geographical changes, most notably in Eswatini and Northern Macedonia. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary contains invaluable supplementary content to support the text. There is a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names, as well as a list of personalities and leaders who have influenced the naming of places around the world.
Author | : A. Mawer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2014-12-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781504295215 |
Hardcover reprint of the original 1920 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Mawer, A. (Allen). The Place-Names Of Northumberland And Durham. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Mawer, A. (Allen). The Place-Names Of Northumberland And Durham, . Cambridge, The University Press, 1920. Subject: Names, Geographical
Author | : Jackson E |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2013-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781314736090 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author | : Caroline Taggart |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2011-06-08 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1409034984 |
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 Celtic farmers to Norman conquerors, right up to the Industrial Revolution, deciphering our place names reveals how generations of our ancestors lived, worked, travelled and worshipped, and how their influence has shaped our landscape. From the most ancient sacred sites to towns that take their names from stories of giants and knights, learn how Roman garrisons became our great cities, and discover how a meeting of the roads could become a thriving market town. Region by region, Caroline Taggart uncovers hidden meanings to reveal a patchwork of tall tales and ancient legends that collectively tells the story of how we made England.