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 Cambridgeshire by T. McKenny Hughes and Mary Caroline Hughes was first published in 1909. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
Contents
Note; 1. County and shire; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. The Fens; 6. Watershed and rivers; 7a. Geology and soil; 7b. Geology and soil; 8. Natural history; 9. Climate; 10. People - race, dialect, settlements, population; 11. Agriculture; 12. Forestry; 13. Special cultivations; 14. Industries and manufactures; 15. Mines and mineral; 16. Fishing; 17. Shipping and trade; 18. History; 19. Antiquities; 20. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 21. Architecture - (b) military; 22. Architecture - (b) domestic; 23. Communications: past and present; 24. Administration and divisions of the county; 25. Roll of honour of the county; 26. The chief towns and villages of Cambridgeshire; Index.
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