Langbeschreibung
Field names are not only interesting in themselves, but also a rich source of information about the communities originating them. This is a pioneering history, by the author of the standard Dictionary of Field Names.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
One: Place-Names and Field-Names; Two: Common Fields and The Process of Enclosure; Three: Field-names and the landscape; Four: Woodlands and wild life; Five: A Living From the Land; Six: Descriptions of size, shape and distance; Seven: Transfer and transplantation; Eight: Tenure and Endowment; Nine: Buildings, transport and manufacturing industry; Ten: Religion, Folk Customs And Assembly Places; Eleven: Work in progress and prospect