A History of English Field Names
1st Edition
Published on 18. October 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-582-08158-1 (ISBN)
Description
Field names are not only interesting in themselves, but also a rich source of information about the communities originating them. The earliest recorded names often describe only the location or nature of the land, but changes in language, technology, social organisation, land ownership and even religious and political thinking have all contributed to a surprisingly complex picture today. A pioneering history.
Reviews / Votes
'Field is the leading expert in field name studies, and, not suprisingly, this book is a thorough, indeed a monumental work, dense, scholarly and well researched.'Rural History
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-08158-1 (9780582081581)
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Content
One: Place-Names and Field-Names; Two: Common Fields and The Process of Enclosure; Three: Field-names and the landscape; Four: Woodlands and wild life; Five: A Living From the Land; Six: Descriptions of size, shape and distance; Seven: Transfer and transplantation; Eight: Tenure and Endowment; Nine: Buildings, transport and manufacturing industry; Ten: Religion, Folk Customs And Assembly Places; Eleven: Work in progress and prospect