Surrey

This guide to Surrey by George F. Bosworth was first published in 1909 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

George F. Bosworth (Author)

9781107675988, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

160 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 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 Surrey by George F. Bosworth 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. The south-eastern peninsula. County and shire. The word Surrey. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers. The Mole
6. Rivers. The Wey. The Wandle. The smaller streams
7. Rivers. The river Thames (a) to Teddington
8. Rivers. The River Thames (b) from Teddington to Deptford
9. Geology and soil
10. Natural history
11. Climate and rainfall
12. People. Race, settlements, population
13. Agriculture. Main cultivations. Woodlands. Stock
14. Industries and manufactures
15. Minerals. Exhausted mining industries
16. History of Surrey
17. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon
18. Architecture. (a) Ecclesiastical - churches
19. Architecture. (b) Ecclesiastical - religious houses
20. Architecture. (c) Military - castles
21. Architecture. (d) Domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages
22. Communications - past and present - roads, railways, canals
23. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
24. The roll of honour of the county
25. The chief towns and villages of Surrey.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]