Radnorshire

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This guide to Radnorshire by Lewis Davies was first published in 1912 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The peninsula of Fferllys. The place of Radnor in Wales. The name - its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Detached portions; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Rivers and watershed. The smaller streams; 6. The Wye - (a) main stream; 7. The Wye - (b) tributaries; 8. Lakes and reservoirs; 9. Fisheries; 10. Geology and soil; 11. Natural history; 12. Climate and rainfall; 13. People - race, settlements, population; 14. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 15. Industries and manufactures; 16. Mines and minerals; 17. History of the county; 18. Antiquities - (a) prehistoric and Roman; 19. Antiquities - (b) Irish and Saxon; 20. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 21. Architecture - (b) military; 22. Architecture - (c) domestic; 23. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways; 24. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 25. The roll of honour; 26. The chief towns and villages of Radnorshire.