ETYMOLOGY: source language and meaning of each place; HISTORY: historical events (battles, sieges); LEGEND/FOLKLORE: local lore and legend; LITERARY ASSOCIATIONS: from Malory to Martin Amis FASCINATING FACTS: Everton FC used to play at Anfield. QUOTATIONS: 'Come, friendly bombs and fall on Slough...'/ 'Christ, I must be bored: I just thought of Catford'
The stories behind more than 7000 place-names in Britain and Ireland; A winning blend of place-name etymology, history, folklore and popular culture; Crammed with unexpected and intriguing information; Includes entries for many bizarre and unusual place-names; Includes in-depth coverage of London place-names; Includes a wealth of quotations about places by Britain's finest writers and poets, from Chaucer to Betjeman; Combines the functions of a cultural gazetteer with those of a place-name dictionary; The latest release in the burgeoning Brewer's range - a must-have for lovers of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and for anyone with an interest in the history and heritage of Britain and Ireland.
Ian Crofton has compiled many works of reference, books of quotations and miscellanies over the yers, including A Dictionary of Musical Quotations (with Donald Fraser), A Dictionary of Art Quotations, The Guinness Encyclopedia (as editor-in-chief), Brewer's Dictionary of Curious Titles, and, with John Ayto Brewer's Britain and Ireland and the 2nd edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable. He lives in North London. John Ayto is a writer and lexicographer. He is the editor of the forthcoming 17th edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, currently in preparation. His other authorial credits include The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang and The Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Histories. He was a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Food. He lives in London. Ian Crofton is a writer and editor. His publications include Brewer's Curious Titles, A Dictionary of Musical Quotations and A Dictionary of Art Quotations, and he was editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia. He lives in North London with his family and an exceptionally nice whippet called Oslo. Paul Cavill (place-name adviser) is senior lecturer in Anglo-Saxon at Nottingham University and publications officer of the English Place-Name Society.
'the book provides an abundance of historical detail on how Britain got its names.' 'This is much more than just a place-name dictionary. It is an A-Z of these islands, and explores the history and cultural associations as well as literary, musical, artistic and folklore connections of more than 7,500 places.' 'This lively tome is the perfect guide and companion for the arm chair rambler.' '...awe-inspiring in its imaginative sweep...Each page is likely to contain something of news to anybody, of the sort that turns round one's existing view of a place or crowds with personality and identity areas of mpay largely blank in most minds.' -- Ronald Hutton
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