Place Names in Kent
by J. W. Horsley
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About this eBook
- Author
- Horsley, J. W. (John William), 1845-1921
- Credits
- Produced by Brian Coe, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
- Subject
- Names, Geographical -- England -- Kent
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 63263
- Release Date
- September 22, 2020
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.PLACE NAMES IN KENT.
- 2.INDEX
- 3.INTRODUCTION. — PLACE NAMES IN KENT.
- 4.Place Names of Celtic Origin.
- 5.Roman Names in Kent.
- 6.Teutonic (Jutish) Names in Kent.
- 7.Saxon or Jutish Suffixes.
- 8.Some Common Saxon Elements in Place-Names.
- 9.The Northmen in Kent.
- 10.The Islands of Kent.
- 11.Variations in the Spelling of Place-Names.
- 12.Ecclesiastical Place-Names.
- 13.Place-Names from Persons.
- 14.Absurdities in Derivation.
- 15.Our “Tons” and “Stones.” — Our “Hams.” — Our “Soles,” “Burys,” and “Hithes.” — Our “Burys.” — Our “Hithes.” — Our “Cold Harbours.” — Anderida.
- 16.Land Divisions of Kent.
- 17.Transcriber’s Notes
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