Brewer's Britain & Ireland compiled by John Ayto and Ian Crofton ; place-name consultant, Paul Cavill.
Publication details: London [Eng.] : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005 2012.)Description: 1 online resource (9535 entries) : 6 images, digital filesContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- Brewer's Britain and Ireland
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- DA640 .A98 2005
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Ebook | NMC Library | Credo Reference | Online | DA640 .A98 2005 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available online - NMC Login required | 519161 |
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Brewer's Britain and Ireland is a Brewer's-style reference book about place-names and the historical associations of the places they designate. Lying part-way between the traditional gazetteer and a traveller's 'armchair companion', it takes the reader on an informative and fascinating 'heritage tour' of thousands of places and place-names in every part of the islands of Britain and Ireland.
Brewer's Britain and Ireland is a 'phrase and fable gazetteer', gathering together in one A-Z volume the linguistic, historical, folkloric and literary associations behind thousands of locations in the British Isles, both celebrated and less well-known, from Ashby-de-le-Zouch to Blubberhouses, and from Wigton to Wetwang. The headwords will cover major towns and cities, intriguingly named villages, physical features such as rivers, mountains, forests and others, nicknames of places, fictional place-names and a multitude of other curiosities of locational nomenclature.