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 Huntingdonshire by W. M. Noble 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. The word Huntingdonshire. Its origin; 2. General characteristics of the county. Its position; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portions; 4. Surface and general features. The Fens and Meres; 5. Watershed. Rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Climate; 9. People - race, dialect, population; 10. Agriculture - main cultivations. Woodland. Stock. Treatment of Fen soil; 11. Industries and manufactures; 12. Fisheries. Fowling; 13. History of Huntingdonshire; 14. Antiquities - prehistoric. Roman. Saxon; 15. Architecture: (a) ecclesiastical - churches. Monastic houses; 16. Architecture: (b) military - castles; 17. Architecture: (c) domestic - Manor houses. Cottages. Inns. Bridges; 18. Communications - past and present. Roads. Railways. Canals; 19. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern. Political divisions; 20. Roll of honour; 21. Chief towns and villages of Huntingdonshire.
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