"English Place-Names" 1949 STOKES, H.G. Flair Magazine

"English Place-Names" 1949 STOKES, H.G. Flair MagazineSTOKES, H. G. [120] pp. B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1949 Second Edition 8 5 8" x 5 3 4" In this book, the author explains the principles according to which English Place Names have been formed, so that the reader may be able to discover their meanings for himself. It goes without saying that place names were never arbitrarily chosen, but that they were, rather, a colloquial description of the place itself, passed on by word of mouth and touched up from time

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