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Excerpt from The Place-Names of Lancashire This book has been some twelve years in making. By the time Professor Wyld's book on Lancasbire place-names appeared it had made good progress; in fact, the material collected was on the whole fuller than his. My first thought, when I found I had been forestalled, was to drop the subject altogether. On further reflection it seemed to me, however, that certain aspects of the large subject might repay further study, and finally I decided to go on with my original plan, which included a full study of Lancashire place-names. The publication of Mr. Sephton's book two years later again caused some hesitation, but did not discourage me from going on. The book would probably have been published long ago had it not been for the war, which temporarily prevented the carrying out of a long-cherished project of going to Lancashire in order to form a personal acquaintance with the topography of the district. It was not until the summer of 1920 that this plan could at last be executed. I then spent over two months in various parts of the county, and in 1921 I had the opportunity of spending a few more weeks there. The time at my disposal did not permit an equally full study of the whole district. Naturally I gave rather more time to the north than to the industrialized south. It remains to acknowledge gratefully assistance received from various quarters. I have to thank the Manchester University Press Committee and the Council of the Chetham Society for undertaking the publication. I thank Professor W. J. Sedgefield for his good offices in the negotiations for the publication. I understand that I owe special thanks to Professor James Tait for using his weighty influence both on the Press Committee and in the Chetham Society. I have also had the privilege of discussing various questions with Professor Tait, who has read a proof and offered numerous valuable suggestions. It need hardly be said that the criticism and advice of a scholar like Professor Tait, whose knowledge of Lancashire and its history is unrivalled, has been an inestimable advantage. I thank Mr. W. G. Collingwood for important information and many instructive talks, from which I have learnt far more than he would perhaps admit. Dr. William Farrer, from whose publications I have derived perhaps the greater part of the material, has given valuable advice and otherwise shown interest in the work. Special thanks are due to the numerous helpers, mostly unknown, who with unfailing courtesy have answered questions concerning local pronunciation and topography. The greatest debt of gratitude in this respect I owe to Mr. Sam Dixon, of Edgend, Nelson. My wife has given inestimable help in collecting the material, in preparing the manuscript for the press, and in reading the proofs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Paperback, Label: Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Product group: Book, Published: 2016-06-23, Studio: Forgotten Books.

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