A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
AVON, an ancient British word, signifying "stream" or "river," and specially applied to a stream of easy and gentle course. It is used both as a complete name and as a prefix; and it occurs in the hydrographical nomen clature of all the divisions of the United Kingdom. The closest form of spelling it perhaps would be Abhin; but the various forms of Avon, Aven, Afon, Afen, Awin, Owen, Awn, Ann, and Aan, are used.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))