Publication

1984 - Willow Books, in association with The National Trust, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

23,750 words, Guess

Page Count

95 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivewessex0000welf
  • ISBN-100002181118
  • ISBN-100002181126
  • ISBN-139780002181112
  • ISBN-139780002181129
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC942.2/735
  • LCCDA670.W48 W43 1984

Description

The name 'Wessex' is full of echoes of the ancient past - of Stonehenge, Avebury and Silbury Hill - and of the regional novels of Thomas Hardy. The ploughing up of traditional downland pastures and the removal of ancient hedgerows, woodlands and wetlands from the vales have changed some of Hardy's windswept grasslands and dairy-rich lowlands. Even so, Wessex contains some fine countryside and a wealth of monuments of different ages. Besides the glories of the prehistoric legacy, there is much else to absorb in the later landscape: the great churches of Salisbury Cathedral and Sherborne Abbey.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • National Trust histories

Other Editions

  • WessexWillow Books, in association with The National Trust1984-01-01

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