Cheshire

1. County and shire. The word Cheshire. Its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watersheds. Rivers; 6. Geology and soil; 7. Natural history; 8. Round the coast. Chester to Warrington; 9. The coast - gains and losses. Protection of the coast; 10. The coast. Sandbanks and lighthouses; 11. Climate and rainfall; 12. People - race, dialect, population; 13. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock; 14. Industries and manufactures; 15. The salt and chemical trade; 16. Minerals - past and present mining industries; 17. Fisheries and fishing-stations; 18. Shipping and trade. Chief ports; 19. History of Cheshire; 20. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon; 21. Architecture (a) ecclesiastical - cathedral, churches, abbeys and monastic houses; 22. Architecture (b) military - castles; 23. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, farms, cottages; 24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways, canals; 25. The Manchester Ship Canal; 26. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 27. The role of honour of the county; 28. The chief towns and villages of Cheshire.