Kent

Part of the Cambridge County Geographies, this guide to Kent by George F. Bosworth was first published in 1909.

George F. Bosworth (Author)

9781107660045, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

156 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 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 Kent 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 Kent. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Its position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portion
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Round the coast - London to Sheppey
9. Round the coast - Sheppey to Dungeness
10. The coast - gains and losses
11. The protection of the coast - sea-walls and groynes
12. The coast - sand-banks and lighthouses
13. Climate and rainfall
14. People - race, dialect, settlements, population
15. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
16. Hops and hop-picking
17. Industries and manufactures
18. Minerals - exhausted mining industries
19. Fisheries and fishing stations
20. Shipping and trade - the chief ports. Extinct ports
21. Cinque ports. Trade routes
22. History of Kent
23. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon
24. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical - cathedrals, churches, abbeys
25. Architecture - (b) military - castles
26. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages
27. Communications - past and present - roads, railways, canals
28. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
29. The roll of honour of the county
30. The chief towns and villages of Kent.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]