The English village : history and traditions / Martin Wainwright.
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TextPublisher: London : Michael O'Mara Books, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 192 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781782436331Subject(s): Villages -- England -- History | Village communities -- England -- History | Folklore -- England | England -- Rural conditionsDDC classification: 307.720942 Summary: RURAL COMMUNITIES. A charming guide to the story of the English village, celebrating this beloved heart of the countryside. The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure that is often representative of England. This rural idyll has inspired generations of great poets, novelists and artists including the likes of Constable, Hardy and Wordsworth. The English Village celebrates all that is unique and loved about a typical village - the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more - as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life. A fascinating compendium of interesting details, facts, customs and lore, this is an unabashed celebration of the English village, as well as a record of an almost vanished world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
RURAL COMMUNITIES. A charming guide to the story of the English village, celebrating this beloved heart of the countryside. The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure that is often representative of England. This rural idyll has inspired generations of great poets, novelists and artists including the likes of Constable, Hardy and Wordsworth. The English Village celebrates all that is unique and loved about a typical village - the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more - as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life. A fascinating compendium of interesting details, facts, customs and lore, this is an unabashed celebration of the English village, as well as a record of an almost vanished world.
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