Staffordshire

This guide to Staffordshire by W. Bernard Smith was first published in 1915 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

W. Bernard Smith (Author)

9781107663527, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

168 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 Staffordshire by W. Bernard Smith was first published in 1915. 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. Origin of Staffordshire
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers and their courses. Lakes
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Climate
9. People - races. Dialect. Population
10. Agriculture
11. Industries and manufactures
12. History
13. Antiquities
14. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
15. Architecture - (b) military
16. Architecture - (c) domestic
17. Monasticism in Staffordshire
18. Communications - roads, canals, railways
19. Administration and divisions
20. Roll of honour
21. The chief towns and villages of Staffordshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]