Middlesex

Klappentext This guide to Middlesex by G. F. Bosworth was first published in 1913 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies. Zusammenfassung The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Middlesex by G. F. Bosworth was first published in 1913 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. County and shire. The word 'Middlesex'. Its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features - forests, commons and open spaces; 5. The River Thames; 6. The tributaries of the Thames - Colne, Yeading Brook, Crane, Brent, Little Ealing Brook, Stanford Brook, Lea. The new river; 7. Geology; 8. Natural history; 9. Climate and rainfall; 10. People - race. Dialect. Settlements. Population; 11. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 12. Industries and manufactures; 13. History of Middlesex; 14. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon; 15. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical - churches and religious houses; 16. Architecture - (b) domestic - Hampton Court palace; 17. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, cottages; 18. Communications, past and present - roads, railways, canals; 19. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 20. Roll of honour; 21. The chief towns and villages of Middlesex; Illustrations; Maps.

Product details

• Authors: G. F. Bosworth, Bosworth G. F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2012
• EAN: 9781107652910
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65291-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Cambridge County Geographies; Cambridge County Geographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; London, Greater London, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Geography