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English Place-Names Explained : Their Origins and Meaning by Charles Whynne-Hammond is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is English Place-Names Explained : Their Origins and Meaning about?
Blubberhouses, Stanstead Mountfitchet and Melbury Bubb! English place—names can be curious and amusing. They can also tell us about our past. England's towns,villages farms, and even fields, have names whose beginnings stretch back over 2,000 years. In this well—researched book Charles Whynne-Hammond explains the meanings and derivations of these names. He also covers the names of cinemas, theatres, football clubs, and even shopping centres.
Who reads English Place-Names Explained : Their Origins and Meaning?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Charles Whynne-Hammond
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781853069116
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Travel, History, Lifestyle
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