Norfolk

This guide to Norfolk by W. A. Dutt was first published in 1909 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

W. A. Dutt (Author)

9781107658776, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

166 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 Norfolk by W. A. Dutt 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 origin of Norfolk
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features. Broadland
5. Rivers and Broads. Meres
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Round the coast - Yarmouth to Sheringham
9. Round the coast - Sheringham to the River Nene
10. The coast - gains and losses
11. The protection of the coast - sand-hills and sea-banks
12. The coast - sand-banks and lighthouses
13. Climate and rainfall
14. People - race, dialect, settlements, population
15. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
16. Industries and manufactures
17. A special industry - the making of mustard
18. Minerals
19. The herring fisheries
20. Minor fisheries
21. Shipping and trade. The chief ports. Decayed ports
22. History of Norfolk
23. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman and Saxon
24. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical - Norwich cathedral, churches, abbeys
25. Architecture: (b) military - castles
26. Architecture: (c) domestic - royal and 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 Norfolk.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]