Derbyshire

This guide to Derbyshire by H. H. Arnold-Bemrose was first published in 1910 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

H. H. Arnold-Bemrose (Author)

9781107637337, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

186 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 Derbyshire by H. H. Arnold-Bemrose 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 origin of Derbyshire
2. General characteristics. Position and natural condItions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features - Peakland and Lowland
5. Watershed and rivers
6. Derwent Valley water scheme
7. Geology - (i) sedimentary rocks
8. Geology - (ii) igneous rocks
9. Caverns and underground drainage
10. Caverns and their mammalian contents
11. Natural history
12. Climate and rainfall
13. People and population
14. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
15. Industries and manufactures
16. Mines and minerals - (i) general - coal mines
17. Mines and Minerals - (ii) metalliferous mines
18. Mines and minerals - (iii) quarries
19. Mines and minerals - (iv) lead and lead mining
20. History of Derbyshire
21. Antiquities
22. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical, churches and crosses
23. Architecture - (b) religious houses
24. Architecture - (c) military. Castles
25. Architecture - (d) domestic
26. Communications, past and present - roads, canals, railways
27. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
28. Roll of honour
29. The chief towns and villages of Derbyshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]