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*Lewis, Samuel. ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]].'' 4 vols. London: S. Lewis and Co., 1831 [see also later versions published in 1841 and 1848]. [http://www.genealogical.com/ '''Free Name Search''']<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [[Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com|Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]]</ref>; publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/A_Topographical_Dictionary_of_England/3360.html Genealogical.com]&nbsp;($); {{FHL| 118601 | item}} 942 E5L 1996. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7170 Ancestry] ($), [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 British History Online]. This gazetteer has historical and statistical descriptions of England’s counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships.&nbsp; It tells what hundred a place is in.&nbsp;(BYU Harold B Lee Library book&nbsp;'''DA 625 .L67 vol.1'''. Also available as an online resource in the library, and also on microfiche '''AC 1 .N56 1.1.2487'''.)
*Lewis, Samuel. ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]].'' 4 vols. London: S. Lewis and Co., 1831 [see also later versions published in 1841 and 1848]. [http://www.genealogical.com/ '''Free Name Search''']<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [[Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com|Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]]</ref>; publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/A_Topographical_Dictionary_of_England/3360.html Genealogical.com]&nbsp;($); {{FHL| 118601 | item}} 942 E5L 1996. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7170 Ancestry] ($), [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 British History Online]. This gazetteer has historical and statistical descriptions of England’s counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships.&nbsp; It tells what hundred a place is in.&nbsp;(BYU Harold B Lee Library book&nbsp;'''DA 625 .L67 vol.1'''. Also available as an online resource in the library, and also on microfiche '''AC 1 .N56 1.1.2487'''.)
*John M. Wilson ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]]''. Six Volumes. Edinburgh, Scotland: A. Fullerton, 1870. (FHL book 942 E5i; films 897325–7; fiche 6020308–36. BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .W555x 1872 vol.1''')
*John M. Wilson ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]]''. Six Volumes. Edinburgh, Scotland: A. Fullerton, 1870. (FHL book 942 E5i; films 897325–7; fiche 6020308–36. BYU Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .W555x 1872 vol.1''').  The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales is a substantial topographical dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872, edited by the Reverend John Marius Wilson. It contains a detailed description of England and Wales. Its six volumes have a brief article on each county, city, borough, civil parish, chapelry, village and hamlet and diocese, describing their political and physical features and naming the principal people of each place.
*The [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//survey/survey_volumes/ English Place Name Society] has compiled studies of place-names for several counties in England. The Family History Library has the volumes which have been published. Most are indexed. They are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL
*The [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//survey/survey_volumes/ English Place Name Society] has compiled studies of place-names for several counties in England. The Family History Library has the volumes which have been published. Most are indexed. They are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL
*''Gazetteer of the British Isles''. Reprint of 1943 edition. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew and Sons, Ltd., 1966. (Family History Library book {{FHL|371920|title-id|disp=942 E5ba}}.BYU&nbsp;Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .B23 1966''') This gazetteer lists and describes townships, chapelries, and parishes. [Note:  This publication does not provide names of the ancient parish in which small place-names lay within, such as townships, chapelries, ecclesiastical parishes, villages and hamlets.]  
*''Gazetteer of the British Isles''. Reprint of 1943 edition. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew and Sons, Ltd., 1966. (Family History Library book {{FHL|371920|title-id|disp=942 E5ba}}.BYU&nbsp;Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .B23 1966''') This gazetteer lists and describes townships, chapelries, and parishes. [Note:  This publication does not provide names of the ancient parish in which small place-names lay within, such as townships, chapelries, ecclesiastical parishes, villages and hamlets.]
*In addition to gazetteers, post office directories list places in a county and usually give the same type of information as&nbsp;gazetteers. For more information see [[England Directories]].
*In addition to gazetteers, post office directories list places in a county and usually give the same type of information as&nbsp;gazetteers. For more information see [[England Directories]].


An abbreviated form of the above volumes is:
*Smith, Frank. ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book {{FHL|42605|title-id|disp=942 E5g}}.BYU&nbsp;Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .S46'''.). An abbreviated form of the above gazeetter.
 
*Smith, Frank. ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book {{FHL|42605|title-id|disp=942 E5g}}.BYU&nbsp;Harold B Lee Library book '''DA 640 .S46'''.)


Gazetteers and similar place-name guides are found in the&nbsp;Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following:  
Gazetteers and similar place-name guides are found in the&nbsp;Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following:  


ENGLAND AND WALES - GAZETTEERS  
ENGLAND - GAZETTEERS                                                                                                                                                                        
 
The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales is a substantial topographical dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872, edited by the Reverend John Marius Wilson. It contains a detailed description of England and Wales. Its six volumes have a brief article on each county, city, borough, civil parish, and diocese, describing their political and physical features and naming the principal people of each place.
 
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=7254 England and Wales Gazetteer]


ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - GAZETTEERS  
ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - GAZETTEERS  
*[[Suffolk Gazetteers|Suffolk Gazetteers]]


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