Sussex

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

George F. Bosworth (Author)

9781107646339, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

154 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 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 Sussex 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 Sussex. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions. Scenery
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Climate and rainfall
9. The coast - gains and losses. Its protection - sea walls and groynes. Lighthouses and lightships
10. People - race, dialect, settlements, population
11. Agriculture. Main cultivations, woodlands, stock
12. Industries and manufactures
13. Minerals. Exhausted mining industries
14. Fisheries and fishing stations
15. Shipping and trade - the chief ports. Extinct ports. Cinque ports
16. History of Sussex
17. Antiquities - prehistoric. Roman. Saxon
18. Architecture. (a) Ecclesiastical - churches, cathedral, abbeys
19. Architecture. (b) Military - castles
20. Architecture. (c) Domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages
21. Communications - past and present - roads, railways, canals
22. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
23. The roll of honour of the county
24. The chief towns and villages of Sussex.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]