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Klappentext 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 Northamptonshire by M. W. Brown was first published in 1911. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county. Zusammenfassung The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Northamptonshire by M. W. Brown was first published in 1911 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. County and shire; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed. Rivers and their courses; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Climate; 9. People - races, dialect, population; 10. Agriculture - main cultivations, stock, forests; 11. Industries and manufactures; 12. Minerals; 13. History; 14. History of Northampton and Peterborough; 15. Antiquities; 16. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 17. Architecture - (b) military; 18. Architecture - (c) domestic; 19. Communications - roads, railways, canals; 20. The roll of honour of the county; 21. The chief towns and villages of Northamptonshire; Illustrations; Maps.
