A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place Names in Great Britain and Ireland - Hardcover

Room, Adrian

9780192115904: A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place Names in Great Britain and Ireland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192115901 ISBN 13: 9780192115904

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Edition Oxford University Press, First Impression 1983. ISBN: 0-19-211590-1. HARDBACK. 202 pages, size: 14.2 x 21 x 2 cm. Just light tan to paper edges. Other than that, the new and unread book remains in excellent condition: dust cover intact; cloth bound hard cover bright with gilt lettering on spine; text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt dispatch from UK.

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Product Description:

This dictionary fills a major gap in the study of British and Irish place names, being the first to give full coverage to the origins of names that have arisen since 1500. Room traces the origins of over 1,000 names, providing an informative and entertaining excursion through the social history of Great Britain and Ireland over the last 500 years.

Synopsis:

Traces the origins of over 1,000 names which have arisen since 1500.

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