AYTO, JOHN; CROFTON, IAN
BREWER'S BRITAIN AND IRELAND: The History, Culture, Folklore and Etymology of 7500 Places in These Islands
London & Boston,, Weidenfeld & Nicolson;. 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 030435385X) Hardcover. Book, red cloth, gilt spine, unpaginated, xxix, 900 + pages, a clean, bright copy, Every place has a story to tell but this is more than just a place-name dictionary. It also explores the cultural associations of the name and the place, whether historical,folkloric,linguistic,literary,musical,artistic or even gastronomic. Also a wealth of quotations and a whole host of quirks and curosities. A clean, bright copy Size: 4 to. Very Good/Very Good.

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Keywords: 030435385x Great Britain History Ireland Place Names Wales Reference Folklore Name Dictionary