Huntingdonshire

This guide to Huntingdonshire by W. M. Noble was first published in 1911 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

W. M. Noble (Author)

9781107645967, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

164 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.185 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 Huntingdonshire by W. M. Noble was first published in 1911. 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 Huntingdonshire. Its origin
2. General characteristics of the county. Its position
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portions
4. Surface and general features. The Fens and Meres
5. Watershed. Rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Climate
9. People - race, dialect, population
10. Agriculture - main cultivations. Woodland. Stock. Treatment of Fen soil
11. Industries and manufactures
12. Fisheries. Fowling
13. History of Huntingdonshire
14. Antiquities - prehistoric. Roman. Saxon
15. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical - churches. Monastic houses
16. Architecture: (b) military - castles
17. Architecture: (c) domestic - Manor houses. Cottages. Inns. Bridges
18. Communications - past and present. Roads. Railways. Canals
19. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern. Political divisions
20. Roll of honour
21. Chief towns and villages of Huntingdonshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]