Thorps - in some areas throps - are familiar elements in much of the named landscape of England. In this study a compelling connection is revealed between the creation of these place-names and fundame
Honoring the memory of Professor Alan Everitt—who advanced the fruitful notion of the "county community" during the 17th century—this volume proposes some modifications to Everitt’s influential hypoth
The landscape history of North-East England has not been studied as much as other parts of the country. This book begins to fill this gap by utilizing Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to re-assess the famil