Features thirty short circular walks based on good local pubs. This work includes routes near Barnstable, Okehampton, Plymouth, Exeter and Tiverton, with maps and photographs in full colour.
Using photographs and illustrations, Trevor Yorke lists the key attributes which make the cottage an iconic building type. The cottage breathes history, witnessing centuries of social change and is made from materials that reflect the local landscape.
The Cornwall Village Book, compiled by the Cornwall Federation of Women's Institutes, gathers together descriptions of 150 villages, recalling the history, people and events that make each one unique, and how their collective identity has shaped Cornwall as a county known for its rich cultural heritage.
This walking guide contains 20 circular walks in the Cotswolds, covering the very best of the area's wide-ranging landscape. With pub recommendations and walks for autumn, winter, spring and summer.
A dictionary of special days and annual customs set in historic, religious or social contexts, it includes over 1,400 alphabetical entries, which explain those days and customs in the calendar year celebrated by our ancestors. It sets them briefly in their historic, religious and social context, with illustrations.
In this easy-to-understand reference book, author Charles Whynne-Hammond takes you on a journey through time, uncovering the origins of place-names throughout England, many of which date back over 2,000 years. Also includes a county-by-county guide, linguistic roots, historical connections and meanings.
With illustrations by Angela Brown, this book presents a fresh look at Devon's hamlets, villages and towns stressing their unusual features and pointing out the less well-known aspects of their history.