Lincolnshire

This guide to Lincolnshire by E. Mansel Sympson was first published in 1913 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

E. Mansel Sympson (Author)

9781107612648, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

202 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm, 0.22 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 Lincolnshire by E. Mansel Sympson was first published in 1913. 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 Lincolnshire
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Rivers and watersheds
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. Peregrination of the coast
9. Coastal gains and losses
10. Climate
11. People - race, settlement, dialect
12. Agriculture - cultivations, stock
13. Industries and manufactures
14. Mines and minerals
15. Fisheries and fishing stations
16. Shipping and trade
17. History of the county
18. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon
19. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
20. Architecture - (b) military
21. Architecture - (c) domestic
22. Communications: past and present
23. Administration and divisions
24. The roll of honour
25. The chief towns and villages of Lincolnshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]