The Place Names Of Cardiganshire

Download or read book The Place-names of Cardiganshire written by Iwan Wmffre and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these three volumes Iwan Wmffre presents a dictionary of some 15,000 place-names in Cardiganshire. Although Wmfrre states that the work is not definitive, it does succeed in its aim to demonstrate the historical evolution of place-names and pronunciation, highlighting trends in location and chronology. The catalogue is preceded by a discussion of sources, geography, spelling variations and Welsh elements. The bibliography is extensive.