Covering cities and suburbs, towns and villages, counties and districts, rivers and coastlines, this comprehensive reference offers an authoritative guide to the history of English place names--the source of so many American place names. Boston , for example, originated as the Old English word Botuluestan , meaning "stone (marking a boundary or meeting-place) of a man called Botwulf." Each of the over 12,000 entries includes full information on origins, location in modern England, first recorded use, and more ...
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Covering cities and suburbs, towns and villages, counties and districts, rivers and coastlines, this comprehensive reference offers an authoritative guide to the history of English place names--the source of so many American place names. Boston , for example, originated as the Old English word Botuluestan , meaning "stone (marking a boundary or meeting-place) of a man called Botwulf." Each of the over 12,000 entries includes full information on origins, location in modern England, first recorded use, and more.
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Fine. No spine crease. Full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 411 pages. Oxford Paperback Reference. In the place-names of England can be read the nation's history. The names on road signs and maps reflect the migrations and conquests of the past, the features of the landscape, ancient customs, agricultural practices, and local trade and industry. Covering the names of cities and suburbs, towns and villages, counties and districts, rivers and coastal features, the 12, 000 entries in this concise dictionary describe the meaning and origin of the most important English place-names, and trace their development from earliest appearance to the present day.
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