Description
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Rutland by G. Phillips was first published in 1912 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.
Table of Contents1. County and shire. The word 'Rutland'. Its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed. Rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Climate and rainfall; 9. People - Race. Dialect. Population; 10. Agriculture - cultivations, stock; 11. Industries and manufactures; 12. Mines and minerals; 13. History of the county; 14. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Anglo-Saxon; 15. Architecture (a) ecclesiastical - churches and religious houses; 16. Architecture - (b) military. Castles etc.; 17. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, cottages; 18. Communications, past and present - roads, canals and railways; 19. Administration and divisions - past and present; 20. Roll of honour; 21. The chief towns and villages of Rutland; Illustrations; Maps.
