G. F. Bosworth

Middlesex

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Produktbeschreibung

This guide to Middlesex by G. F. Bosworth was first published in 1913 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 196g
• ISBN-13: 9781107652910
• ISBN-10: 110765291X
• Artikelnr.: 37467298

Inhaltsangabe

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.