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List of contents
1. County and shire. The origin of Suffolk; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed. Rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. The coast - Landguard Point to Dunwich; 9. The coast - Dunwich to Gorleston; 10. The coast - lost land; 11. The coast - sand-banks and lighthouses; 12. Climate and rainfall; 13. People - race, dialect, settlements, population; 14. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 15. Industries and manufactures; 16. Minerals; 17. The trawl and herring fisheries. Minor fisheries; 18. Shipping and trade - the chief ports. Decayed ports; 19. History of Suffolk; 20. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman and Saxon; 21. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical - churches, abbeys, and priories; 22. Architecture - (b) military - castles; 23. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages; 24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways; 25. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 26. The roll of honour of the county; 27. The chief towns and villages of Suffolk.
Summary
The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Suffolk by W. A. Dutt was first published in 1909 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
