Flintshire

This guide to Flintshire by J. M. Edwards was first published in 1914 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

J. M. Edwards (Author)

9781107664067, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

192 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 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 Flintshire by J. M. Edwards was first published in 1914. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

Preface
1. County and shire. Meaning and origin of the word Flint
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed - rivers and lakes
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Coastal gains and losses
9. Climate and rainfall
10. People. Race. Dialect
11. Agriculture
12. Industries and manufactures
13. Mines and minerals
14. Fisheries and fishing stations
15. Shipping and trade
16. The history of Flintshire - (a) from the coming of the Romans to the Norman Conquest
16. (b) Tegeingl in Domesday Book
16. (c) from Gruffydd ap Cynan to the Statute of Rhuddlan
16. (d) from the formation of the county in 1284 to the Great Civil War
17. Antiquities
18. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
19. Architecture - (b) military architecture - (c) domestic
20. Communications - past and present
21. Divisions, ancient and modern. Administration: population
22. Roll of honour
23. The chief towns and villages of Flintshire
Illustrations
Maps and diagrams.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]