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Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Breconshire by Christopher J. Evans was first published in 1912. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Siluria. Its division into principalities. Garth Madryn, Brycheiniog, Brecknock, and Breconshire; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Rivers - (a) Nedd, Taff, Tawe, Rhymney, Sirhowy, Towy; 6. Rivers - (b) the Usk and its basin; 7. Rivers - (c) the Wye and its basin; 8. Lakes and waterfalls; 9. Geology and soil; 10. Natural history; 11. Climate and rainfall; 12. People - race, language, population; 13. Agriculture - main cultivation, woodland, stock; 14. Industries and manufactures; 15. Mines and minerals; 16. Spas; 17. The Breconshire reservoirs; 18. History of Breconshire; 19. Antiquities - prehistoric, British, Roman, Saxon; 20. Ancient stones of Breconshire; 21. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical, abbeys and churches; 22. Architecture - (b) military. Castles; 23. Architecture - (c) domestic; 24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways, and canals; 25. Administration and divisions - past and present; 26. Roll of honour; 27. The chief towns and villages of Breconshire.
Summary
The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Breconshire by Christopher J. Evans was first published in 1912 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
