Breconshire

This guide to Breconshire by Christopher J. Evans was first published in 1912 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

Christopher J. Evans (Author)

9781107629219, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

188 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.21 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 Breconshire by Christopher J. Evans was first published in 1912. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

Preface
1. Siluria. Its division into principalities. Garth Madryn, Brycheiniog, Brecknock, and Breconshire
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Rivers - (a) Nedd, Taff, Tawe, Rhymney, Sirhowy, Towy
6. Rivers - (b) the Usk and its basin
7. Rivers - (c) the Wye and its basin
8. Lakes and waterfalls
9. Geology and soil
10. Natural history
11. Climate and rainfall
12. People - race, language, population
13. Agriculture - main cultivation, woodland, stock
14. Industries and manufactures
15. Mines and minerals
16. Spas
17. The Breconshire reservoirs
18. History of Breconshire
19. Antiquities - prehistoric, British, Roman, Saxon
20. Ancient stones of Breconshire
21. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical, abbeys and churches
22. Architecture - (b) military. Castles
23. Architecture - (c) domestic
24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways, and canals
25. Administration and divisions - past and present
26. Roll of honour
27. The chief towns and villages of Breconshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]