A Topographical Dictionary of England Four Volumes New 1831 Reprint Samuel Lewis

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A  Topographical Dictionary of England
Samuel Lewis
Four  volumes  totaling
2462
pages. Books are in new  condition. Per the publisher;
This is a reprint of the original 1831 edition, one of only two  editions of the Lewis
Dictionary
that  will lead the genealogist back to the English parishes and chapelries that are  of importance in seeking probate records.
In alphabetical order, every county, city, borough, market town,  post town, parish, chapelry, township, hamlet, tything, and hundred in England  is accurately recorded and described. With respect to counties, information  furnished includes the following: situation, extent, and population of the  county; statistics and history of all civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions;  and accounts of the courts of assize and quarter sessions. With respect to  cities, boroughs and market towns, information given includes: situation and  bearing from nearest county town; population and local institutions; and  markets, municipal government, courts, and religious establishments. Concerning  parishes, data provided covers the townships and chapelries which the parishes  comprise, their archdeaconries and dioceses, and, if of exempt ecclesiastical  jurisdiction, the peculiar court to which the parish belongs.
In townships, chapelries, hamlets, and tythings forming civil  divisions of parishes, the same arrangement of data is given, but with respect  to villages and hamlets which are not recognized divisions, they are described  under their respective parishes. Key to the work (for the genealogist) is the  fact that even the most obscure place in England is identified in relation to a  parish and in most cases to a specific church. But over and above its obvious  genealogical value, the
Dictionary
is a  fascinating and illuminating work in itself, and it brings to life the ancestral  homes and villages which until now have existed in name only, or as part of  family lore and tradition.
Just what you need  for genealogy research.
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