Gloucestershire

This guide to Gloucestershire by Herbert A. Evans was first published in 1909 and reissued as this second edition in 1914.

Herbert A. Evans (Author)

9781107697393, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

168 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.19 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 Gloucestershire by Herbert A. Evans was first published in 1909 and reissued as this second edition in 1914. 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. Origin and meaning of the words
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portions
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds and rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. The estuary of the Severn
9. The port of Bristol
10. Climate
11. People - dialect, settlements, population
12. Agriculture - cultivations, stock
13. Industries
14. Mines
15. History of the county
16. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman
17. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical. Churches, cathedrals, abbeys
18. Architecture - (b) military. Castles
19. Architecture - (c) domestic. Famous seats, manor houses
20. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways, canals
21. Administration and divisions
22. Roll of honour of the county
23. The chief towns and villages of Gloucestershire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]