A user-friendly book bringing a wealth of information.
This book does more than merely list hundreds of Norfolk place-name meanings. It gives the Doomsday entry for each name or lists other appropriate early spellings. It also gives the orginal language element behind each part of the name.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002878764
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Seller: BOOKBARROW (PBFA member), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Suffolk is full of towns and villages with mysterious names such as Stowlangtoft, Ashbocking, Thorpe Morieux, Rumburgh and Bury St Edmunds. Who invented these names and what do they mean? Sometimes the obvious interpretation is far from the truth. 'A Popular Guide to Suffolk Place-names' follows the success of James Rye's 'Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names' to provide a handy book of reference for local historians and for those who walk, ride or drive through the beautiful county of Suffolk. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 44 pages. no Dust Jacket as published. White titles spine. Included to rear are three lists which give place-names which indicate plants & trees; animal life; & old Norse elements. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Suffolk; East Anglia; Language & Linguistics; England; History. ISBN: 0948400552. ISBN/EAN: 9780948400551. Inventory No: 4825. Member of the P.B.F.A. Seller Inventory # 4825
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback, now preserved in a removable protective cover. 44pp. Previous owner's private label to inside front cover. A very decent copy. (ar37). Seller Inventory # AR37WHPNK17C