Bibliography
Ridgeway Bibliography -- scroll down to see full list, organised alphabetically by title. Alternatively, click on one of the linked letters below to jump to that section.
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Each entry in the bibliography may contain the following: Title, Author, Publisher, Publication Date, No. pages ISBN, Comments, Type.
Types are coded as follows, A-archaeology, B-book, C-children's book, D-definitive guide to the Ridgeway. E-ecology or geology, F-Flora or fauna, G-green roads, H-history, K-small booklet. L-Iiterary description, M-magazine or newspaper article, 0-other trails, P-poetry, S-scenic descriptions of places on or near the Ridgeway. W-walking guide.
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Alfred's Castle, Mrs M.Aylwin Cotton. Berks Arch Journal Vol60 1962 p43-47 part of a study of Berks Hill Forts, with aerial photo and plan. HM
Along the Green Roads of Britain, Peel, J H B, David and Charles
Along the Roman Roads of Britain, Peel J H S. Pan. HG
Ancient Tracks, - walking through historic Britain, Hannigan. Des, Pavilion Books, 1994 200pages ISBN 1 85793 095 9 Describes 17 tracks,10 pages on the Ridgeway, with history, maps, photogaphs and circular walks, HGW
Ancient Trackways of Wessex,Timperley, H W Brill, Edith, Drinkwater, Shipston on Stour, 1965, 2nd edition 1983, p148, ISBN 0946643 008, BGW
Archaeology of Wessex, Fowler, P, Heinemann 1967, AH
Aspects of the Wessex Ridgeway, Pye Joan et al., Friends of the Ridgeway, 1984, p35 A series of short articles first published in the 'Newbury Advertiser' , K
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Ballad of the White Horse, The, Chesterton, G K, Poem relating story of King Alfred, born at Wantage near the White Horse.
Barbury Castle Country Park, Wilts County Counci4 p2, Guide to Barbury Castle on edge of Marlborough Downs near Swindon, K
Berkshire Ridgeway, the, Salman J The Rucksack, 1966
Berkshire in Camera. 1845 - 1920, Read, Susan, Countryside Books 1981 p95 SB 0905392 108, Reprints of old photographs of Berkshire and the Vale of the White Horse. Published jointly with Reading Museum and Art Gallery, BH
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Chilterns, The, Fitzgerald, Kevin
Chiltern Walks: Oxfordshire and West Buckinghamshire Moon, Nick The Book Castle, Buns table, and the Chiltern Society p152 describes 30 circular walks from 3 to 11 miles
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Discovering Avebury, Edelman, Ian, Shire Publications, 1985, reprint 1992 p24, ISBN 0 85263 766 7, No 280 in Discovery Books series, historical guide with maps KHW
Discovering Hill Figures, Bergamar, Kate Shire Publications, 1972 p48, ISBN 0852631157 X, Location, history, legends of white horses and other creatures of the downs, KHW
Discovering the Ridgeway, Burden, Vera, Shire Publications, 1988, p48, ISBN 085263 990 2, No 211 in Discovery Books series,KW
Dr Meads Antiquities of Berkshire Wise,Thomas Oxford University Press, 1738, HL
Drovers, The, Bonser, K J, Macmillan, 1970, 0 Ecology of the English Chalk, Smith, C J, Academic Press. 1980, E
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Edward Thomas on the Countryside, Thomas, Edward, Readers Union Book Club 1977 Edited by Roland Oat. A selection of poems and prose, BL
English Path, The, Taplin, Kim, Boydell Press, 1979
Exploring the Ridgeway, Charles, Alan, Countryside Books. 1988, ISBN 1 85306 009 7, Based on 14 circular walks covering the whole length of the Ridgeway, W
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Footpaths of Britain. A guide to walking in England, Scotland and Wales. Marriott, Michael Blitz Editions, 1993 ISBN 186051498. P16-28 describe the Ridgeway with photographs. BOSW
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Geology of Wiltshire, The, Barron, R S,Moonraker Press. 1976. E
Green Lanes of England, The, Belsey, Valerie, Green Books, 158p £12.95 reviewed in Rambling Today Autumn 1998 BG
Green Roads of England, The, Cox, Hippisley, Methuen, 1914, Enlarged edition 1923, A notable early work with many references to the North Wessex Ridgeway. BG
Guide to Ancient Sites in Britain. Bard, J & C, Paladin 1979. Well illustrated with brief descriptions A
Guide to the Prehistoric & Roman Monuments in England &Wales, Hawkes, Jacquetta, Chatto & Windus, 1951, Revisions 1973, 1978, p320,ISBN 0 7011 0750 2, Grid references, maps,photographs and descriptions. BHA
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Hedges (New Naturalist Series) Pollard, Harper,Moore, Collins, 1974, F
The Hush Hush factory at Tubney Wood, Oxon 1940 - 1992, Dawe, Nigel, Ridgeway Research group, 1992, p27, Record of military history in the Ridgeway area associated with the Second World War, KH
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lcknield Way, The, Bullfield, Dalton, 1972, p160, ISBN 900963 43 3, Chapter 6 describes The Great Ridgeway, BLH
Icknield Way, The, Thomas, Edward, Constable, Wildwood House, 1916, A literary approach, relating the Chilterns, (and parts of the Eastern Ridgeway) with other areas. Reprinted 1980, BE
Images of the Downs, Mosley, John & Hillier, Caroline, Macmillan, 1983, p187, ISBN 0333 324692, Photographs and descriptions, Chapter 4 on Ridgeways and Tracks, BE
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Long Distance Paths of England and Wales, MillarT G. David and Charles, 1977, Author was member of the Countryside Commission 1967-72
Long Distance Walkers' Handbook, 6th edition ed. Robins, Peter, A & C Black 1998, ISBN 07136 40391 £11.99 W
Long Distance Paths: South East England, Charles, Alan, A & Cblack pl60 Information and advice on 17 long distance paths, including maps.transport, guidebooks W
Lost Gods of Albion, The Chalk Hill Figues of Britain, Newman, Paul, Sutton Publishing, 1997 2nd edition 3 page bibliography on hill figures ISBN 07509 15633 ABH
Lost Roads of Wessex, The, Cochrane C, David and Charles 1969
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Making of the English Landscape, The, Hoskins, W G, Hodder& Stoughton, General descriptive geography, book of the TV series
Marlborough Downs, The, Watts, Kenneth Ex Libris Press West Country Landscapes Series ISBN 0 948578 52 11993 AHW
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Old Roads of Dorset, Good, R, Dorset County Council
Oldest Road, The. An exploration of the Ridgeway, Anderson, J P L and Godwin, Fay, Wildwood House, London,1 975, p196, ISBN 07045 0167 8, Literary, some history, with description of the route, maps and photographs,.
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Past and Present from the Ridgeway, Grigson, Geoffrey, Country Life, 1973, Articles in issues of 8th and 15th March 1973, M
A Practical Guide to walking the Ridgeway, Westacott, H.D. Footpath Publications 4th edition 1978 ISBN 0905904028
Prehistoric Ridgeway, The: A Journey, Crampton, Patrick, Abbey Press, 1962 A
Pub Walks in the Chilterns. Charles, Alan, Countryside Books 1992 128 pages describing circular walks, illustrated with photographs and maps ISBN 1 85306 1808
Puck of Pook's Hill, Kipling, Rudyard, Includes legend of the White Horse. CL
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Ramblers' Ways, David & Charles, 1980
Reverend John Aldworth and his parish of Lockinge, Collins, John, The Black Swan Press' Wantage, ISBN 0 9054755 14 3, Daily life in the 17th century in the Vale of the White Horse
Rides Round Britain. Byng, John 1787, reprinted by the Folio Society 1996 page 66, H
Ridgeway, The. A complete Map Guide Footprint, ISBN 1 871 149 037, folded paperback,W
Ridgeway, The. A 'National Trail Guide', Curtis, Neil, Countryside Commission, reprint 1994 p144 ISBN 1 85410 268 Aurum Press, London, DKW
Ridgeway, The. Europe's Oldest Road, Ingrains, Richard, Phaidon Press, 1988, p80, ISBNO 7148 2506 9, Literary and artistic appreciation and walking guide illustrated by specially commissioned paintings, WL
Ridgeway Downs on Horseback, a guide to 16 interesting trails. The British Horse Society 1994, ISBN 1 699016 031 Pocket sized paperback WK
Ridgeway Path The. Long-Distance Footpath Guide No 6, Jennett, Sean, HMSO Countryside Commission, 1976, p110, ISBN 011 7007439,Old guide, superseded by Curtis one, WK
Ridgeway Path The. Westacott, H.D. and Richards, Mark, Penguin Books 1982,ISBN 0 14 046 903 6 W
Ridgeway Country, Timperley, H W, Dent, 1935,mainly describes the Wiltshire section
Roads and Tracks of Britain, Taylor, Christopher. Dent. JM, 1979 A
Roman Roads in Britain Vol 1, Margery, I D. Phoenix. 1955, HA
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Scouring of the White Horse, The. Hughes, Thomas Macmillan. 1859 Paul Minet Reprints,1972 ISBN 85609 025 5. Alan Sutton 1989 ISBN 0 86299 563 9 Fictional description of festivities associated with the cleaning of the Uffington White Horse. BLH
A Shepherds Life. Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs, Hudson, W H, Methuen,1910 L
South Country Secrets, Euphan and Klaxon, Penguin. Puffin story book, 1935, A family of boys and girls explores Southern England, visiting ancient places and learning their legends. CLB Stonehenge Decoded, Hawkins, Gerald S, Doubleday. 1965, p202, ISBN 65-1 9933, Astronomer theorises about purpose of Stonehenge, BH
Story of my Heart, The, Jefferies, Richard, Longman Green, Quartet 1979,1883, North East Wilts area Liddington Hill to Barbury castle, LS
Sun Horse, Moon Horse, Sutcliffe, Rosemary, Bodley Head, The, 1977, ISBN 0740268158, Knight Books edition. A fictional interpretation of how the White Horse of Ulfington may have been created, CLB
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Thomas Hardy's "Jude in the Landscape", Fuller, Bill 1995 A visitors guide to Thomas Hardy's North Wessex around Wantage
Through the Wilderness, Massingham, H J 1935
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Uffington Parish Trail, Smith,S 1994
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Vale of the White Horse, The, Stebbing, Nancy, Oxford County Council, 1985, p32, Pub No 9. Description of land and people with 4 pages on the Ridgeway, KH
Villages of the White Horse, Williams, Alfred Duckworth 1913
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Walking Ancient Trackways, Dunn, Michael David and Charles,1 986. Chapters on the Ridgeway and on more than 30 other old tracks.BWH
Walking in Britain, Hillaby, John editor Harper Collins 1988, Diamond books 1992 reprint p253ISBN 0 583 31376 0 8 pages on the Ridgeway by Hugh Westacott with photographs GBS
Walks along the Ridgeway, Cull, Elizabeth, Spurbooks Footpath Guide. 1975. p67, ISBN 0902875 52 3, Description of 10 walks in regions from Avebury to Tring, with maps, WK
Walks in the Chilterns, Robrts, Liz Countryside Books 95 pages ISBN 1 85306 081 X Walks around Bucks, Herts, Oxon with historical notes and maps, several on the Ridgeway W
Wessex Ridgeway, The, Proctor, Alan, Ramblers'Association, p50, Guide to the extension of the Ridgeway from Marlborough to Lyme Regis, WK
What Future for the Ridgeway?, Carrington, Noel, Country Life, 1979, Article in issue of 3rd May 1979, M
White Horse Country, The, Hammond, Nigel, Smith, William, 1972, p200, Collection of articles describing 50 villages, originally published in North Berks Herald 23 pages of photographs, BS
White Horse Hill and Surrounding Country, Grinsell, LV, St Catherines Press, London, 1939
White Horse Hill, Miles,D and Palmer, S in CurrentArchaeology No 142 Vol XII No 10 pages 372-378 An account of excavations to date the horse made in 1994 A
White Horses and Other Hill Figures, Marples, Morris, Sutton Alan, 1949,1970. 1981
Wild flowers of the chalk, Gilmour. John, King Penguin, 1947, Coloured paintings and description of flowers to be found growing on chalk, many on or near the Ridgeway, FB
Wild flowers of Chalk and Limestone, Lousley, J E, Collins, 1950, New naturalists series, F
Wild Life in a Southern County, Jefferies, Richard, Smith, Elder London, Cape, 1940 1897
Wild orchids of Berks, Bucks and Oxon, Steel and Creed, P, Pisces for B.B.O.N.T 1983, F
Wiltshire Way, A, Main, Laurence, Thornhill Press 1980 p60 ISBN 0904110850W |
