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 Derbyshire by H. H. Arnold-Bemrose 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. The origin of Derbyshire; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural condItions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features - Peakland and Lowland; 5. Watershed and rivers; 6. Derwent Valley water scheme; 7. Geology - (i) sedimentary rocks; 8. Geology - (ii) igneous rocks; 9. Caverns and underground drainage; 10. Caverns and their mammalian contents; 11. Natural history; 12. Climate and rainfall; 13. People and population; 14. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 15. Industries and manufactures; 16. Mines and minerals - (i) general - coal mines; 17. Mines and Minerals - (ii) metalliferous mines; 18. Mines and minerals - (iii) quarries; 19. Mines and minerals - (iv) lead and lead mining; 20. History of Derbyshire; 21. Antiquities; 22. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical, churches and crosses; 23. Architecture - (b) religious houses; 24. Architecture - (c) military. Castles; 25. Architecture - (d) domestic; 26. Communications, past and present - roads, canals, railways; 27. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 28. Roll of honour; 29. The chief towns and villages of Derbyshire.
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