Suffolk

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

W. A. Dutt (Author)

9781107689909, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

146 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm, 0.17 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. The coast - Landguard Point to Dunwich
9. The coast - Dunwich to Gorleston
10. The coast - lost land
11. The coast - sand-banks and lighthouses
12. Climate and rainfall
13. People - race, dialect, settlements, population
14. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
15. Industries and manufactures
16. Minerals
17. The trawl and herring fisheries. Minor fisheries
18. Shipping and trade - the chief ports. Decayed ports
19. History of Suffolk
20. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman and Saxon
21. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical - churches, abbeys, and priories
22. Architecture - (b) military - castles
23. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages
24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways
25. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
26. The roll of honour of the county
27. The chief towns and villages of Suffolk.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]