WAINWRIGHT, MARTIN:THE ENGLISH VILLAGE HB
The English Village : History and Traditions
By:Wainwright, Martin
Publisher:Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Imprint:Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
ISBN/EAN:1843177129 / 9781843177128
Format:Hardback
Pagination:192 pages, illustrations
Dimensions:198 x 129 mm, 295 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:13/10/2011
Availability:Orders placed today are expected for delivery to Gardners on 30/12/2014
The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure of the English countryside. This rural idyll has inspired generations of great poets, novelists and artists including the likes of Constable, Hardy, Wordsworth, as well as providing the picturesque setting for modern TV series such as Lark Rise to Candleford and Cranford. The English Village celebrates all that is unique and loved about a typical village - the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more - as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries.
Also includes fascinating information on the origins of village names - Siddington, for example, means the farm of the valley (sidd: valley, in: belonging to, ton: farmland). Filled with facts, figures, customs and lore, there is a wealth of fascinating information to be discovered in this charming book.
