Place names and gazetteers

A must-have guide for parents-to-be everywhere.

This unique and informative dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world.

There is no populated place without a name, and every name is chosen for a reason.

Over 15,000 A-Z entries covering England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of British place names available.

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.

The definitive illustrated guide to modern British architecture, from one of the most acclaimed critics at work todayModernism is now a century old, and its consequences are all around us, built into our everyday lived environments.

In the same format as the successful London Compendium, the Manchester Compendium relates the remarkable and diverse history of England's second city.