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The Victoria history of the county of England Durham

The Victoria history of the county of England Durham

Page, William

Paperback

ArchaeologyBritish HistoryZoology

ISBN10: 9353705525
ISBN13: 9789353705527
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 500
Weight: 2.53
Height: 1.01 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Step into County Durham England as it was patiently mapped, parish by parish, with the rigour of the great national surveys. Durham keeps its own counsel. In Editor William Page's authoritative county history volume, the landscape is read like evidence: from market towns and moorland boundaries to the names that linger in deeds, chapels, and field patterns. Part of the Victoria County History series, this scholarly antiquarian volume brings together Durham parish history, english parish histories, and the paper trail of power: manorial records and estates, ecclesiastical foundations, and the changing texture of local government. Its scholarship suits historians of law, landholding, and worship, yet keeps quiet pleasure of discovery. It is a historical reference book built for browsing as well as deep study, rich in the kind of detail that rewards family historians, teachers, and local history researchers alike. Alongside place-names and administrative shifts, you will find the careful attention to british antiquities and archaeology that makes the VCH indispensable for understanding how communities were formed and remembered. Created in the early 20th century at the height of British historical scholarship, this volume stands as a benchmark for county-scale research and a dependable genealogy research guide when you need context beyond a single surname. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure for casual readers who love England's past and for classic-history collectors building a serious reference library.

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