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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent unused condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The place-names of the Isle of Wight are an important colourful and distinctive part of its rich heritage. They are as full of fascinating variety as its scenery and landscape and even the most familiar names will often have an unexpected origin and meaning. This book sets out to provide all those who know Wight whether fortunate enough to live here or only passing through as visitors with information about the origin of its place-names their history their underlying meaning and their significance in the Island’s story. The alphabetical list of Wight place-names includes all the names mentioned on the latest edition of the 1:50000 map published by the Ordnance Survey in the Landranger Series (No. 196) with the addition of many names from other maps. Thus besides all names of towns villages and hamlets the list includes names of rivers and streams hills woods and archaeological sites as well as many names of farms mills bridges bays promontories and other features of the Island landscape. (LL)