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Frogley, Cockhead and Crutch: A Celebration of Humorous Names from Oxfordshire´s History

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Description for Frogley, Cockhead and Crutch: A Celebration of Humorous Names from Oxfordshire´s History Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; WH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.

Willy Cockhead had to live with his name. So too did countless others lumbered with ridiculous monikers, safely hidden away in Oxford’s records and censuses – until now. And what names! Some rhyme (Dick Thick), a few are odd (Silly Waters), others you have to say out loud (Rhoda Turtle) and some are just groan-worthy (Blenda Belcher). Uncovered by local author Paul Sullivan and accompanied with strange-but-true anecdotes, this entertaining volume of baffling, ill-thought-out and just plain rude examples champions the people and places of Oxfordshire that got saddled with the daftest of names.

Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750963008
SKU
V9780750963008
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Paul Sullivan
PAUL SULLIVAN has been a writer and editor since graduating in English language and literature. He works with websites and blogs to popular books and academic papers, local history and folklore being his specialist areas. He compiled and presented festivals and customs weekly guides for BBC Radio in the 1990s, leading to the acclaimed book Maypoles, Martyrs and Mayhem (Bloomsbury). ... Read more

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