This is the first volume of the Victoria History of the County of Somerset to be pub-lished since 1911, and is the result of the revival of the History under the patronage of the County Council. It provides a com-prehensive and detailed account of twenty-one parishes towards the southern boundary of the county and lying in the ancient hundreds of Pitney, Somerton, Tintinhull, and part of Kingsbury (East). The land is partly in the valleys of the Parrett and the Yeo and partly on the hills. The lower ground, still liable to ...
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This is the first volume of the Victoria History of the County of Somerset to be pub-lished since 1911, and is the result of the revival of the History under the patronage of the County Council. It provides a com-prehensive and detailed account of twenty-one parishes towards the southern boundary of the county and lying in the ancient hundreds of Pitney, Somerton, Tintinhull, and part of Kingsbury (East). The land is partly in the valleys of the Parrett and the Yeo and partly on the hills. The lower ground, still liable to flood on occasions, has gradually over the years been drained and converted into the 'moors' that are a feature of the area and provide unusually rich grazing. From the hills in the south comes the celebrated Ham stone. The volume includes the history of two small towns that can each claim to have served at some time as the county centre: Somerton, whose name is linked with that of the county, and the diminutive Ilchester at the junction of the Foss Way and another Roman road. Lang-port, a commercial centre on the navigable river Parrett, is also an ancient settlement. Other parishes that figure in the volume include Montacute, with its fine Elizabethan mansion, and Muchelney, with the remains of its medieval abbey, and there are National Trust properties at Lytes Cary (in Charlton Mackrell) and Tintinhull. The test is illus-trated with line-drawn maps and with plates that include both photographs, old and new, and reproductions of paintings and drawings.
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Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1700grams, ISBN: 0197227392.
Add this copy of A History of the County of Somerset (Volume 3) to cart. $97.30, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Oxford University Press.
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Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1650grams, ISBN: 0197227392.
Add this copy of The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, Volume to cart. $42.12, very good condition, Sold by Cornell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1974 by Oxford University Press, 1974.
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First edition (hardback), volume 3. 4to (31cm by 21cm), xx, 293pp. Plates, maps. Original red cloth, gilt design to the front board, gilt titling to the spine, but lacks the dustwrapper. This copy was formerly in a reference library, with a label removed from the front pastedown, and the front free endpaper has been removed; the book is otherwise in very good condition. This volume covers Kingsbury (East) Hundred (including Huish Episcopi), Pitney Hundred (including Langport), Somerton Hundred and Tintinhull Hundred (including Ilchester). ISBN 0197227392.
Add this copy of A History of the County of Somerset (Volume 3) to cart. $42.35, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1974 by Oxford University Press.
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Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1650grams, ISBN: 0197227392.
Add this copy of A History of the County of Somerset: Volume III to cart. $67.38, good condition, Sold by LeifBooks rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Georgetown, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1974 by Victoria County History.
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