The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names

Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society

John Insley , Margaret Gelling , Ed. Victor Watts

New Hardback Illustrated

Postscript summary

Arranged alphabetically from Aballava (the Roman fort at Burgh-by-Sands) to Zone Point in Cornwall, this compilation of English place-names and their meanings and etymologies is based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society and on recent scholarship on the subject. It contains entries not only for cities, towns, villages and hamlets, but also for geographical features as represented on Ordnance Survey road maps. First published in 2004. This reprint edition is exclusive to Postscript. No jacket.

Product information