
Discovering Place-Names
A Pocket Guide to Over 1500 Place-names in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
John Field(Author)
Shire Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-0-7478-0617-2 (ISBN)
Description
Explains the meanings of more than 1500 place-names and discusses the techniques by which this information is obtained.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 170 mm
Width: 109 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
1919 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7478-0617-2 (9780747806172)
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The late John Field, editorial assistant in the English Place-Name Society, was engaged in place-name research for many years. He had a particular interest in field-names and published 'English Field-names: A Dictionary' in 1972 and 'A History of English Field-names in 1993.