Cheshire

This guide to Cheshire by T. A. Coward was first published in 1910 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

T. A. Coward (Author)

9781107639263, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

218 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm, 0.24 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 Cheshire by T. A. Coward was first published in 1910. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

1. County and shire. The word Cheshire. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds. Rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Round the coast. Chester to Warrington
9. The coast - gains and losses. Protection of the coast
10. The coast. Sandbanks and lighthouses
11. Climate and rainfall
12. People - race, dialect, population
13. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
14. Industries and manufactures
15. The salt and chemical trade
16. Minerals - past and present mining industries
17. Fisheries and fishing-stations
18. Shipping and trade. Chief ports
19. History of Cheshire
20. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon
21. Architecture (a) ecclesiastical - cathedral, churches, abbeys and monastic houses
22. Architecture (b) military - castles
23. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, farms, cottages
24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways, canals
25. The Manchester Ship Canal
26. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
27. The role of honour of the county
28. The chief towns and villages of Cheshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]