Marlborough Place Names
Author | : Herbert Alexander Horace Insull |
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Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Marlborough (N.Z. : Provincial District) |
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Author | : Herbert Alexander Horace Insull |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Marlborough (N.Z. : Provincial District) |
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Author | : Herbert Arthur Horace Insull |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Marlborough (N.Z.) |
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Author | : J. E. Chandler |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Caroline Taggart |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 144814664X |
Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were? Did you know that Piccadilly is actually an insult? And that Euston Road was built because there were too many cows on Oxford Street? Or that the River Fleet was covered over partly because of a drunken butcher? Take a trip down narrow lanes, through cobbled streets and crowded markets to discover the meanings behind the city’s place names. Meet forgotten residents whose names survive in the places where they lived, such as Sir George Downing of Downing Street, and uncover tales from London’s murky past that have shaped the modern city. From famous landmarks to forgotten rivers, grand thoroughfares to lost palaces, and ancient villages swallowed up as the city grew, Caroline Taggart explains the hidden meanings behind familiar places. If you have ever wanted to learn more about the history of London and discover the people, events and stories that shaped our capital city, then come on a journey that will show you London in a new light...
Author | : London County Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Streets |
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Author | : National Library of Australia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 1910 |
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Author | : John Everett-Heath |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1597 |
Release | : 2018-09-13 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0192562436 |
There is no populated place without a name, and every name is chosen for a reason. This fascinating dictionary unveils the etymological roots and history of thousands of locations and landmarks from around the world. It contains over 11,000 entries, and covers an enormous range of country, region, island, city, town, mountain and river names from across the world, as well as the name in the local language. Place names are continually changing, and new names are adopted for many different reasons such as invasion, revolution, and decolonization. The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names includes selected former names, and, where appropriate, some historical detail to explain the transition. The names of places often offer a real insight into the places themselves, revealing religious and cultural traditions, the migration of peoples, the ebb and flow of armies, the presence of explorers, local languages, industrial developments and topography. Superstition and legend can also play a part. This new edition has been updated to include over 750 new names, including Azincourt, Kropyvnyts'kyy , and Tlaxcala. It has also been edited to reflect socio-political and geographical shifts, notably the reorganisation of the French regions, and their consequent name alterations, as well as the decommunization of Ukrainian place-names. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary includes two appendices: a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place-names and their meanings, and a list of personalities and leaders from all over the world who have influenced the naming of places.
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Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
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Author | : ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1863 |
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Total Pages | : 780 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Cities and towns |
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