Place names & gazetteers books

315 books were found.

Eastbourne Street Atlas

Eastbourne Street Atlas

Author:
ISBN: 9781782572190
Format: Paperback
$12.81

This A-Z map of Eastbourne is a full colour street atlas featuring 20 pages of continuous street mapping.  Read More >>

Compact Wales: Place Names in the Brecon Beacons National Park

Compact Wales: Place Names in the Brecon Beacons National...

Author: Malcolm Llywelyn
ISBN: 9781845242756
Format: Paperback
$17.98

The National Park of the Brecon Beacons is an area of natural beauty and historical interest where people live and...  Read More >>

Edingow and Glasburgh: What's in a Placename?

Edingow and Glasburgh: What's in a Placename?

Author: Peter Terrell ,  Elfreda Crehan
ISBN: 9781904737490
Format: Paperback
$18.09

The cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow visited through their placenames, revealing origins, history, people and development....  Read More >>

Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills

Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills

Author: Gordon Ogilvie
ISBN: 9781927145937
Format: Paperback
$118.90

Engagingly written, brimming with information and enriched with black and white photographs and stunning colour...  Read More >>

Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914-1918

Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914-1918...

Author: Peter Chasseaud ,  Alan Sillitoe
ISBN: 9780750980555
Format: Hardback
$99.00

This book makes it possible to comprehend, via the trench naming, the daily life in the trenches, the vast range...  Read More >>

Literature of the Gaelic Landscape: Song, Poem and Tale

Literature of the Gaelic Landscape: Song, Poem and Tale...

Author: John Murray
ISBN: 9781849953634
Format: Paperback
$49.14

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Bristol

Bristol

Author:
ISBN: 9780904889963
Format: Paperback
$36.22

The book covers the principal districts, a few striking monuments and the largest open spaces in the City of Bristol....  Read More >>

Place-Names of Flintshire

Place-Names of Flintshire

Author: Hywel Wyn Owen ,  Ken Lloyd Gruffydd
ISBN: 9781786831101
Format: Hardback
$99.95

This is the first scholarly study of place-names for the entire pre-1974 county of Flintshire.  Read More >>

The Place-Names of the Old County of Northumberland: The Cheviot Hills and Dales

The Place-Names of the Old County of Northumberland:...

Author: Jonathan West
ISBN: 9780995748514
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Book 1 of Northumberland place-names takes the reader on virtual journeys through the Cheviot Hills and Dales. Meanings...  Read More >>

The Arthurian Place Names of Wales

The Arthurian Place Names of Wales

Author: Scott Lloyd
ISBN: 9781786830258
Format: Paperback
$62.95

In this book, all of the Arthurian places and names in Wales have been traced back to their original sources to...  Read More >>

North Yorkshire Place Names

North Yorkshire Place Names

Author: Anthony Poulton-Smith
ISBN: 9781910758083
Format: Paperback
$23.26

In this book we examine the origins of the names with which we are otherwise so familiar. Towns, villages, districts,...  Read More >>

Place Names of Wisconsin

Place Names of Wisconsin

Author: Edward Callary
ISBN: 9780299309640
Format: Paperback
$57.95

The colourful history and culture of Wisconsin are reflected in its place names, from those created by Native Americans,...  Read More >>

The Gate Lodges of Leinster: A Gazetteer

The Gate Lodges of Leinster: A Gazetteer

Author:
ISBN: 9780993351839
Format: Paperback
$184.80

A county-by-county gazetteer of the gate lodges of Leinster. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Includes...  Read More >>

Place Names and Field Names of Northumberland

Place Names and Field Names of Northumberland

Author: Stan Beckensall
ISBN: 9781781552865
Format: Paperback
$49.14

A thorough examination of the origins of place and field names in this ancient Northern landscape  Read More >>

South Yorkshire Place Names

South Yorkshire Place Names

Author: Anthony Poulton-Smith
ISBN: 9781910758106
Format: Paperback
$23.26

In these pages we examine the origins of the names with which we are otherwise so familiar. Towns, villages, districts,...  Read More >>

Placing Names: Enriching and Integrating Gazetteers

Placing Names: Enriching and Integrating Gazetteers...

Author: Ruth Mostern ,  Humphrey Southall
ISBN: 9780253022448
Format: Hardback
$94.95

This volume brings together leading and emergent scholars to examine the history of the gazetteer, its important...  Read More >>

The Place Names of Yorkshire: Cities, Towns, Villages, Hills, Rivers and Dales Some Pubs Too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales

The Place Names of Yorkshire: Cities, Towns, Villages,...

Author: Paul Chrystal
ISBN: 9781840337532
Format: Paperback
$43.86

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Names of the Land: Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands: A Compendium of Cape-Area Proper Names with Derivations

Names of the Land: Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard,...

Author: Globe Pequot Press
ISBN: 9781493013074
Format: Paperback
$22.95

Discover the derivations for over 1000 proper names on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth...  Read More >>

What's in a Scottish Placename?

What's in a Scottish Placename?

Author: Peter Terrell ,  Elfreda Crehan
ISBN: 9781904737391
Format: Paperback
$28.44

Some 1200 Scottish placenames are listed and their location shown on pictorial maps. The origins and possible meanings...  Read More >>

Welsh Place Names and Their Meanings

Welsh Place Names and Their Meanings

Author: Dewi Davies
ISBN: 9781847713131
Format: Paperback
$15.71

A comprehensive alphabetically arranged list of Welsh place-names with their English meanings. New edition. First...  Read More >>

The Storied Places of West Maui: History, Legends, and Place Names of the Sunset Side of Maui

The Storied Places of West Maui: History, Legends, and...

Author: Michelle Anderson
ISBN: 9780824867348
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Every name has a special meaning and many names have stories attached to their translations, making them Storied...  Read More >>

A Dictionary of Suffolk Place-Names

A Dictionary of Suffolk Place-Names

Author: Keith Briggs ,  Kelly Kilpatrick
ISBN: 9780904889918
Format: Paperback
$36.22

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Names and Naming: People, Places, Perceptions and Power

Names and Naming: People, Places, Perceptions and Power...

Author: Guy Puzey ,  Laura Kostanski
ISBN: 9781783094905
Format: Paperback
$103.37

This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of critical onomastic enquiry....  Read More >>

Names and Naming: People, Places, Perceptions and Power

Names and Naming: People, Places, Perceptions and Power...

Author: Guy Puzey ,  Laura Kostanski
ISBN: 9781783094912
Format: Hardback
$310.37

This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of critical onomastic enquiry....  Read More >>

Hen Enwau o Ynys Mon

Hen Enwau o Ynys Mon

Author: Glenda Carr
ISBN: 9781907424748
Format: Paperback
$28.33

The placenames of Anglesey reveal their secrets in this fascinating book which is a perfect blend of research and...  Read More >>

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