Rye, James — A Popular Guide to Suffolk Place-Names

The Larks Press, Dereham, Norfolk, 1997. First Edition, Softcover. Near Fine Condition. 9780948400551 Suffolk is full of towns and villages with mysterious names such as Stowlangtoft, Ashbocking, Thorpe Morieux, Rumburgh and Bury St Edmunds. Who invented these names and what do they mean? Sometimes the obvious interpretation is far from the truth. 'A Popular Guide to Suffolk Place-names' follows the success of James Rye's 'Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names' to provide a handy book of reference for local historians and for those who walk, ride or drive through the beautiful county of Suffolk. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 44 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. White titles spine. Included to rear are three lists which give place-names which indicate plants & trees; animal life; & old Norse elements. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Suffolk; East Anglia; Language & Linguistics; England; History. ISBN: 0948400552. ISBN/EAN: 9780948400551. Inventory No: 4825.