{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-british-place-names-david-mills-9780199609086","title":"A Dictionary of British Place-Names","description":"This revised edition of the \u003cem\u003eDictionary of British Place-Names\u003c\/em\u003e 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 introductory essay discussing the chronology and development of English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names. Also new to this edition is an appendix of recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, thereby expanding the scope of the dictionary and providing the reader with an opportunity to explore the subject further. Both accessible and up to date, this dictionary is an ideal companion for anybody travelling around the British Isles, as well as for researchers and students with an interest in toponomy, local history, cartography, and lexicography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Mills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019960908X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199609086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.40d","brand":"David Mills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47304753086719,"sku":"9780199609086","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d8450c8-5fb2-47a5-b1ea-1ed468273039.jpg?v=1758829067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-british-place-names-david-mills-9780199609086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}