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 Carnarvonshire by J. E. Lloyd was first published in 1911. 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 and origin of the name Carnarvonshire; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watersheds. Rivers. Lakes; 6. Geology; 7. Natural history; 8. A peregrination of the coast; 9. Coastal gains and losses. Coast protection; 10. Climate; 11. People - race, language, population; 12. Agriculture; 13. Industries - Mines and quarries; 14. Shipping. Ports. Fisheries; 15. History of the county to the Edwardian Conquest; 16. Later history of the county; 17. Antiquities; 18. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical; 19. Architecture: (b) military; 20. Architecture: (c) domestic; 21. Communications - past and present. Roads and railways; 22. Divisions - ancient and modern. Administration; 23. Roll of honour; 24. Chief towns and villages of Carnarvonshire.
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