Leicestershire

This guide to Leicestershire by G. N. Pingriff was first published in 1920 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

G. N. Pingriff (Author)

9781107646902, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

178 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 Leicestershire by G. N. Pingriff was first published in 1920. 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
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds and rivers
6. Reservoirs and water supply
7. Geology
8. Natural history
9. Climate and rainfall
10. People - early inhabitants, place-names, population
11. Agriculture
12. Industries
13. Mines and quarries
14. History
15. Antiquities
16. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
17. Architecture - (b) military and domestic
18. Communications - (a) roads
19. Communications - (b) canals and railways
20. Administration and divisions
21. Roll of honour
22. The chief towns and villages of Leicestershire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]