Dictionary of British Place-Names

This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them ''Beer'', ''Findlater'', ''Broadbottom'', and ''Great Snoring''. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed intr...