Historical Atlas Of South-West England

This is the first historical atlas of a major region of the United Kingdom. Its aim is to create and communicate the history of the south-western peninsula of England-Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly – from the beginnings of man’s occupation to the present day.

This is the first historical atlas of a major region of the United Kingdom. Its aim is to create and communicate the history of the south-western peninsula of England-Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly – from the beginnings of man’s occupation to the present day. The cartographic message projected by around 400 maps is extended by a substantial text of about 250,000 words as well as diagrams, contemporary prints and photographs. This is one of the most substantial collaborative cartographic ventures undertaken in the United Kingdom. There are more than fifty contributors, about half of whom are drawn from within the University of Exeter, the remainder being researchers at other universities who specialize on topics relating to South-West England. The majority are geographers, archaeologists and historians, but there are also important contributions from political scientists, sociologists, educationalists and the region’s museums, library and archive services. The pre-medieval content is organized chronologically but thereafter the reconstruction of human occupation is structured thematically

Environmental setting, Christopher Caseldine
traditional building materials and their influence on vernacular styles, Veronica Chesher. The deep past - before the Norman Conquest: palaeolithic - the earliest human occupation, Allan Straw
late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic hunting-gathering communities, Alison Roberts
Neolithic settlement, land use and resources, Frances Griffith and Henrietta Quinnell
barrow and ceremonial sites in the Neolithic and earlier Bronze Age, Frances Griffith and Henrietta Quinnell
settlement c.2500 BC to c.AD 600, Frances Griffith and Henrietta Quinnell
the Bronze Age metalwork of Devon and Cornwall, Susan M. Pearce
Iron Age to Roman buildings, structures, and coin and other findspots, Frances Griffith and Henrietta Quinnell
the Roman Army in the South West, Valerie Maxfield
classical sources for the ancient South West, Malcolm Todd
early Christian Dumnonia, A.C. Thomas
place names in Devon and Cornwall, O.J. Padel
Saxon conquest and settlement Della Hooke. Themes in the history of post-medieval South-West England - population: population distribution from the Domesday Book of 1806 William Ravenhill
population distribution and growth in early modern England Jonathan Barry population change in south-west England, 1811-1911, Andrew Alexander and Gareth Shaw
population changes in the 20th century, Andrew Gilg. Themes in the history of post-medieval South-West England - political and military history: castles, fortified houses and fortified towns, 1300-1500, Robert Higham
representation and rebellion in the later middle ages, Nicholas Orme
civil wars of the 17th century, Peter Gaunt
coastal defences and garrisons, 1480-1914, Michael Duffy
defence and disruption - World Wars I and II, Mark Blacksell
antecedents of the modern administrative map - local areas and local authorities, 1801-1998, Jeffrey Stanyer
Parliamentary boundaries and political affiliations, 1918-1997, Michael Rush. Themes in the history of post-medieval South-West England - religion and religious institutions: ecclesiastical institutions in 1086 and monastic houses c.1300, Christopher Holdsworth
the Church in Devon and Cornwall from c.1300 to the Reformation, Nicholas Orme
religion and the spread of nonconformity before 1800, Jonathan Barry
religious worship in 1851, Bruce Coleman
religion and ecclesiastical practices in the 20th century, Grace Davie and Derek Hearl. Themes in the history of post-medieval South-West England - education/dissemination of knowledge/language: printing, the book trade, and newspapers, c.1500-1860, Ian Maxted
education in Cornwall in the 19th and 20th centuries, L. Burge and F.L. Harris
education in Devon in the 19th and 20th centuries, Roger Sellman
the retreat of the Cornish language, Philip Payton. (Part contents)

• Contributions by Andrew Alexander
• Contributions by James Barber
• Contributions by Jonathan Barry
• Contributions by Mark Blacksell
• Contributions by Mark Brayshay
• Contributions by Cynthia Gaskell Brown
• Contributions by Roger Kain
• Contributions by John Kanefsky
• Contributions by Valerie A. Maxfield
• Contributions by Ian Maxted
• Contributions by Malyn Newitt
• Contributions by Richard Oliver
• Contributions by Nicholas Orme
• Contributions by O. J. Padel
• Contributions by Philip Payton
• Contributions by Susan M. Pearce
• Contributions by Martin Purvis
• Contributions by Henrietta Quinnell
• Contributions by William Ravenhill
• Contributions by Alison Roberts
• Contributions by Michael Rush
• Contributions by Roger Sellman
• Contributions by Gareth Shaw
• Contributions by T. R. Slater
• Contributions by Robin Stanes
• Contributions by Jeffrey Stanyer
• Contributions by David J. Starkey
• Contributions by Allan Straw
• Contributions by A. C. Thomas
• Contributions by F. R. Thorn
• Contributions by Malcolm Todd
• Contributions by Allan Williams
• Contributions by Sarah Wilmot