Carnarvonshire (Cambridge County Geographies)
Cambridge University Press, 1/31/2013
EAN 9781107641624, ISBN10: 1107641624
Paperback, 184 pages, 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm
Language: English
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Carnarvonshire by J. E. Lloyd was first published in 1911. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
1. County and shire. Meaning and origin of the name Carnarvonshire
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds. Rivers. Lakes
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. A peregrination of the coast
9. Coastal gains and losses. Coast protection
10. Climate
11. People - race, language, population
12. Agriculture
13. Industries - Mines and quarries
14. Shipping. Ports. Fisheries
15. History of the county to the Edwardian Conquest
16. Later history of the county
17. Antiquities
18. Architecture
(a) ecclesiastical
19. Architecture
(b) military
20. Architecture
(c) domestic
21. Communications - past and present. Roads and railways
22. Divisions - ancient and modern. Administration
23. Roll of honour
24. Chief towns and villages of Carnarvonshire.