A Genealogical Gazetteer of England. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Places With Their Location, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Population, and the Date of the Earliest Entry in the Registers of Every Ancient Parish in England [Paperback]

Frank Smith (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002

The only book of its kind, this indispensable reference tool with its 17,000 entries is designed to facilitate research by giving the names and descriptions of places in England as they existed prior to 1831. Included are the location, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, population, and the date of the earliest entry in the registers of every ancient parish; in other words, genealogical information hitherto impossible to find in any but the rarest sources.

Product Details

• Paperback: 599 pages
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806303166
• ISBN-13: 978-0806303161
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Geography

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4.0 out of 5 stars Must Have, January 24, 2011

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For Genealogical research in England this is a must have book. It gives the place names, parishes, nearest towns/cities, populations etc of the ancient parishes and earliest entries in the parish register. All this is needed information for correct research on your English families.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..., December 26, 2010

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Though I am happy with the quality of the book, it indicates it was owned by a library with no stamp indicating it was sold. It that means it was stolen from a library, I would be very unhappy.