It takes the average reader 6 hours and 37 minutes to read A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From by John Moss
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The origin of the names of many English towns, hamlets and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by French Normans following the Conquest. Many are even older and are derived from Roman placenames. Some hark back to the Vikings who invaded our shores and established settlements in the eighth and ninth centuries. Most began as simple descriptions of the location; some identified its founder, marked territorial limits, or gave tribal people a...
A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From by John Moss is 387 pages long, and a total of 99,459 words.
This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 3 minutes to read A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From aloud.
A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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