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This guide to Breconshire by Christopher J. Evans was first published in 1912 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.
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.
