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 Cornwall by S. Baring-Gould was first published in 1910. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
Contents
1. County and shire. Meaning of the word; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size, shape, boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed, rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Around the coast. From Morwenstow to Land's End; 9. Around the coast. From Land's End to Rame Head; 10. The coast - gains and losses; 11. The coast - tides, islands and lighthouses; 12. Climate - rainfall; 13. People - race, dialect, population; 14. Agriculture - main cultivations. Stock; 15. Industries and manufactures; 16. Minerals and mining; 17. Fisheries; 18. Shipping and trade; 19. History; 20. Antiquities: prehistoric, Roman, Celtic, Saxon; 21. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical; 22. Architecture: (b) military - castles; 23. Architecture: (c) domestic and monastic; 24. Communications - roads, railways; 25. Administration and divisions, ancient and modern; 26. Roll of honour; 27. The chief towns and villages of Cornwall.
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