Essex

This guide to Essex by George F. Bosworth was first published in 1909 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

George F. Bosworth (Author)

9781107685543, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 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 Essex by George F. Bosworth was first published in 1909. 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 Essex. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portion. Transfer of parishes
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers - Thames, Stour, Lea, Roding, Bourne Brook, and Ingerburn
6. Rivers - Colne, Blackwater, Chelmer, Crouch, and Cam
7. Geology and soil
8. Natural history
9. The coast - from Bow Creek to Southend
10. The coast - from Southend to Harwich
11. The coast - the islands
12. The coast. Its loss and gain. Its protection. Sandbanks. Lighthouses and lightships
13. Climate and rainfall
14. People - race. Dialect. Settlements. Population
15. Agriculture - main cultivations. Woodlands. Stock
16. Industries and manufactures
17. Fisheries and fishing stations
18. History of Essex. I
19. History of Essex. II
20. Antiquities - prehistoric. Roman, Saxon
21. Architecture. (a) Ecclesiastical - churches
22. Architecture. (b) Ecclesiastical - religious houses
23. Architecture. (c) Military - castles and moated houses
24. Architecture. (d) Domestic - famous seats, manor houses, and cottages
25. Communications - past and present - roads and railways
26. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
27. The roll of honour of the county
28. The chief towns and villages of Essex.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]