Bedfordshire

This guide to Bedfordshire by C. Gore Chambers was first published in 1917 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

C. Gore Chambers (Author)

9781107671942, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

206 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm, 0.23 kg

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 Bedfordshire by C. Gore Chambers was first published in 1917. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

Preface
1. County and shire. Origin of Bedfordshire
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds. Rivers
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. Climate
9. Population, race affinities, type, dialect, etc.
10. Agriculture
11. Market gardening
12. Industries - lace-making. Straw-plaiting
13. Minerals
14. History
15. Antiquities
16. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
17. Architecture - (b) domestic
18. Communications - past and present
19. Administration and divisions
20. Roll of honour
21. The chief towns and villages of Bedfordshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]