Warwickshire

This guide to Warwickshire by J. Harvey Bloom was first published in 1916 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

J. Harvey Bloom (Author)

9781107611443, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

158 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 Warwickshire by J. Harvey Bloom was first published in 1916. 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
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds and river basins
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. Climate
9. Races, dialect and population
10. Agriculture
11. Coal mining and quarrying
12. Industries and manufactures
13. History
14. Antiquities
15. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
16. Architecture - (b) military
17. Architecture - (c) domestic
18. Communications - roads, railways, canals
19. Administration and divisions
20. Roll of honour
21. The chief towns and villages of Warwickshire.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]