Cornwall

This guide to Cornwall by S. Baring-Gould was first published in 1910 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

S. Baring-Gould (Author)

9781107612341, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

176 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.2 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 Cornwall by S. Baring-Gould 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. Meaning of the word
2. General characteristics
3. Size, shape, boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed, rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Around the coast. From Morwenstow to Land's End
9. Around the coast. From Land's End to Rame Head
10. The coast - gains and losses
11. The coast - tides, islands and lighthouses
12. Climate - rainfall
13. People - race, dialect, population
14. Agriculture - main cultivations. Stock
15. Industries and manufactures
16. Minerals and mining
17. Fisheries
18. Shipping and trade
19. History
20. Antiquities: prehistoric, Roman, Celtic, Saxon
21. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical
22. Architecture: (b) military - castles
23. Architecture: (c) domestic and monastic
24. Communications - roads, railways
25. Administration and divisions, ancient and modern
26. Roll of honour
27. The chief towns and villages of Cornwall.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]