Description
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Northumberland by S. Rennie Haselhurst was first published in 1913 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. County and shire; 2. General characteristics - position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watersheds. Rivers. Lakes; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Peregrination of the coast; 9. Climate; 10. People - race, language, settlements, population; 11. Agriculture; 12. The origin and growth of the Tyne ports; 13. Industries; 14. Mines and minerals; 15. Shipping and trade; 16. Fisheries and fishing stations; 17. History of Northumberland; 18. Antiquities - (a) prehistoric; 19. Antiquities - (b) Roman. The Roman wall; 20. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 21. Architecture - (b) military; 22. Architecture - (c) domestic; 23. Communications - past and present; 24. Administration and divisions; 25. The roll of honour of the county; 26. The chief towns and villages of Northumberland.
