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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100192800744
ISBN-139780192800749
eBay Product ID (ePID)362874
Product Key Features
Number of Pages442 Pages
Publication NameDictionary of English Place-Names
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
SubjectMiscellaneous, Linguistics / Etymology
FeaturesRevised Edition, Revised
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorA. D. Mills
SeriesOxford Quick Reference Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-214237
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingA
Reviews"Another volume for every local historian's bookshelf."--Local Historian "a book which will prove to be an invaluable travelling companion"--Landscape History, "Another volume for every local historian's bookshelf."-- Local Historian "a book which will prove to be an invaluable travelling companion"-- Landscape History, "Another volume for every local historian's bookshelf."--Local Historian"a book which will prove to be an invaluable travelling companion"--Landscape History
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal914.2/003
SynopsisThis is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of English place-names available in paperback. From Abbas Combe to Zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of over 12,000 place-names, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. Essential reference for the tourist or local historian, it is absorbing reading for anyone interested in the names of our towns and villages. For this second edition 300 new entries have been added, many existing entries have been expanded, and the county boundary changes of 1996 have been incorporated. A glossary of common elements in English place-names and an extensive bibliography are also included., This is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of English place-names available in paperback. From Abbas Combe to Zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of over 12,000 place-names, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. This second edition adds 300 new entries, expands existing ones, and holds a glossary and extensive bibliography.