An A to Z of Pub Names
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1993
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-869229-4 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-869229-4 (ISBN)
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This guide explains the origins, meaning, history and associations of hundreds of UK pub names. Complete with location details of some of the more intriguing names, it should interest the pub-goer and local historian alike.
Have you ever wondered why almost every town has a Queens Head, or how the Thirsty Kipper came by its unusual name? This guide explains the origin, meaning, history and associations of over 10,000 UK pub names. As well as The Royal Oak and Red Lion, there is information on such unusual names as the Five Miles from Anywhere, No Hurry and The Swinging Sporran, and on pub puns like the Dew Drop Inn, the Inn Between, and the Stagger Inn. Complete with location details of some of the more intriguing names, this book should interest the pub-goer and local historian alike.
Have you ever wondered why almost every town has a Queens Head, or how the Thirsty Kipper came by its unusual name? This guide explains the origin, meaning, history and associations of over 10,000 UK pub names. As well as The Royal Oak and Red Lion, there is information on such unusual names as the Five Miles from Anywhere, No Hurry and The Swinging Sporran, and on pub puns like the Dew Drop Inn, the Inn Between, and the Stagger Inn. Complete with location details of some of the more intriguing names, this book should interest the pub-goer and local historian alike.
About the Editors Leslie Dunkling is President of the Names Society, and is also the author of the Guiness Book of Names and Everymans Dictionary of First Names. Gordon Wright is the author of two other books on pub names.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.1993 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 190 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Hotel- / Restaurantführer ► Europa |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-869229-3 / 0198692293 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-869229-4 / 9780198692294 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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