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OverviewStan Beckensall, the doyen of writers about Northumberland, opens readers’ eyes to the world about them by showing how the names of local places and fields speak of the county’s landscape, its history and the life of its people. The text is replete with striking examples of the origins, meanings and changes of many local names, and is coupled with a wide range of illustrations –- photographs (especially air photos) , documents and maps (many published for the first time and reproduced by permission of the Duke of Northumberland). All the research for the field name section of the book was carried out by the author himself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stan BeckensallPublisher: The History Press Ltd Imprint: The History Press Ltd Edition: UK ed. Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9780752436470ISBN 10: 0752436473 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 February 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |