The English Village
Leigh Driver
A book born out of this very web site and the ENG-VILLAGES mailing list.
The English Village is a celebration of 86 of the finest villages England has to offer. From honey-coloured cottages in coastal Cornwall to the millstone grit of northern villages, this book sets out to investigate the origins of English villages - why, where and how they developed - as well as asking why it is that they so often elicit such a strong emotional response. Over 200 specially-commissioned colour photographs capture the fine details and charm of villages in 40 different regions of England, while the engaging and informative text sheds light on all aspects of village life, including the village green, inn, school, shop, church and customs. The history and character of each village is explored in depth, along with shorter accounts of other villages in the vicinity, including deserted villages. Regional building styles are examined and the stories of some of the people who brought these diverse settlements to life are revealed in this study of what is surely the very embodiment of Englishness.
English Villages
Edmund Blunden
In this book, the author writes of the nature of the English village in general, and takes the reader on a nostalgic journey around the world of the village, the school, the farm, and village trades and games.
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Old English Villages
Perry, Fleming, Gore
In the COUNTRY series, the authors present an illustrated tour of an ancient and enduring feature of English country life as they explore all kinds of traditional villages and the landscapes around them, from Cornwall and Devon to the Lake District and Northumbria.
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Panoramas of English Villages
Anthony Quiney, Nick Meers (Photographer)
Half-timbered or whitewashes, mellow Cotswold stone or Chiltern brick and flint, this volume provides a photographic guide to all kinds of traditional English villages.
Exploring English Villages
Cross Media
Exploring English Villages: Part 2
Cross Media
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Exploring Villages
Joscelyne Finberg, Trevor Rowley (Introduction)
Why do villages in Britain look as they do? How can we tell the age and the heritage of their buildings? Why are they so positioned, and what can we learn from surviving features about sites and structures which no longer exist?. This book aims to answer these and other questions, bringing the past alive by explaining the significance and the history of the various elements to be found in today's villages. It discusses the natural landscape and the imprint which men and women have made on it. Farms, fields, hedges, roads, houses, schools, churches, and even oral testimony are discussed and explained.
Villages of England
Roger Hunt, Richard Turpin (Photographer)
Following on from his books, Hidden France and London, photographer Richard Turpin has produced yet another stimulating feast for the eyes. His wide-ranging images of sedate English village life are grouped thematically, through pictureque churches and greens, tranquil waterside and solumn industrial locations. Today's surviving beauty and variety is shown to be the result of layers of custom and changing circumstance, while local character is evoked by the surrounding countryside and choice of building materials. He reveals both the beauty and the hardship that were inherent aspects of village life and leaves you with the keen sense that even now coastal life can be dangerous!
Roger Hunt's accompanying text, simultaneously provides a sympathetic and very readable account of the evolution of the village as part of English history. He explains the profound effects of the inexorable Black Death and Industrial Revolution as well as revealing fascinating local legends and events. Widecombe-in-the-Moor's church, for instance, was struck by lightening, which was explained at the time as the Devil tethering his horse to its pinnacle!
Finally, the map, list of villages by county and comprehensive index all contribute to the overall enjoyment of the book and inspire you to go out and find these gems of old England for yourself. --Fiona Murphy
Cottages, churches, village greens, markets, pub signs and the English love of gardening all play their part in this photographic journey which reflects the glory and diversity of village architecture and the rural landscapes that surround it.
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The Most Beautiful Villages of England
James Bentley, Hugh Palmer (Photographer)
Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. Honey coloured cottages from peaceful Cornwall communities; splendid thatched roofs sweeping over eaves and windows in the villages of Hampshire; half-timbering, flint and limestone giving Suffolk hamlets their characteristic appearance; and limestone, sandstone and millstone grit giving a darker look to those of Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland. This volume records the richness and diversity of the English village in photographs and commentary. Grouped by area and sub-divided by county, this is a celebration of the most beautiful villages of England.
Villages of England
Richard Muir
Traces the history and development of the English village, and describes the culture, traditions, and architecture of specific villages.
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"The Countryman" Book of Village Trades and Crafts
Elizabeth Seager (Editor)
The Lost Villages of Breckland
East of England Tourist Board
The Lost Villages of England
Maurice Beresford, Christopher Dyer (Introduction)
Locating the sites of England's "lost" villages, this book describes the occasion of their depopulation and the character of those who destroyed them. Aerial photographs and ground plans of characteristic sites are included, together with maps to show the local distribution of lost villages. There is also a gazetteer, listing the villages by county. The text combines the study of local, social and economic history, geography and domestic architecture.
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The Medieval Village Resource Book
Life in a Medieval Village
Gwyneth Morgan
Describes the lives of the people, the role of the lord of the manor, and the influence of the church in a medieval English village.
The Medieval Village Economy
Robert M. Townsend
This study utilizes standard models of macroeconomics and contract theory in order to explain various salient features of the medieval village economy. The economy of the medieval village may be used as a model to reflect the economic problems of many contemporary Third World agrarian villages.
Index to Pigots Directory of 1830
Cornwall Family History Society
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Pigots and Co Commercial Directory
Pigot and Co
Commercial Directory for the County of Cheshire 1834
Pigot and Co
Pigot & Co.'s National and Commercial Directory of Somersetshire 1844
Pigot and Co
Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory for Northamptonshire
Pigot and Co
Pigots ( Dur Nth Yks )
Pigot and Co
Pigots (Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex)
Pigot and Co
Pigots (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxford)
Pigot and Co
Pigots Dir (Bdf, Hun, Cam, Lin, Nth )
Pigot and Co
Encyclopedia of the Historical Villages of England (SET)
John Burgess
Encyclopedia of the Historical Villages of England: The East of England
John Burgess
Encyclopedia of the Historical Villages of England: The Midlands
John Burgess
Encyclopedia of the Historical Villages of England: The North of England
John Burgess
Encyclopedia of the Historical Villages of England: The South of England
John Burgess
Encyclopedia of the Historical Villages of England: The West of England
John Burgess
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