English place-names explained
Blubberhouses, Stanstead Mountfitchet and Melbury Bubb! English place-names can be curious and amusing. They can also tell us about our past. England's towns, villages farms, and even fields, have names whose beginnings stretch back over 2,000 years. In this well-researched book Charles Whynne-...
| Основен автор: | Whynne-Hammond, Charles. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Newbury, Berkshire :
Countryside Books,
2005.
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| Серия: |
England's living history.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=588993 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
English place-names explained. |
| Резюме: |
Blubberhouses, Stanstead Mountfitchet and Melbury Bubb! English place-names can be curious and amusing. They can also tell us about our past. England's towns, villages farms, and even fields, have names whose beginnings stretch back over 2,000 years. In this well-researched book Charles Whynne-Hammond explains the meanings and derivations of these names. He also covers the names of cinemas, theatres, football clubs, and even shopping centres. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Includes index. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| ISBN: |
9781846748448 1846748445 |