Timpson's Leylines : A Layman Tracking the Leys

by John Timpson; Derry Brabbs

• ISBN13: 9780304354023
• ISBN10: 0304354023
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Octopus Pub Group

Summary

Join bestselling author and media star John Timpson as he investigates leylines, ancient routes said to be energy lines of the earth. Relating his discoveries of holy wells, carved green men, early preaching crosses, Celtic fertility objects, and pagan sacred sites in his own witty style, you'll view the fascinating places and intriguing items that he found on his quest. Breathtaking photography rounds out this enthralling armchair travel companion. 224 pages (all in color), 7 3/4 x 9 5/8.

Table of Contents

What's It All About, Alfie?	6	(10)
Eastern Region
Norfolk	10	(16)
Suffolk	26	(6)
Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire	32	(10)
Essex	42	(6)
Southern Region
Kent	48	(12)
Sussex and Surrey	60	(8)
Hampshire	68	(8)
South-Western Region
Wiltshire and Dorset	76	(10)
Somerset and Devon	86	(12)
Cornwall and North-West Devon	98	(10)
Central Region
Hereford and Worcester	108	(12)
Gloucestershire	120	(10)
Warwickshire and Oxfordshire	130	(14)
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire	144	(12)
North Midlands Region
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire	156	(8)
Derbyshire and Staffordshire	164	(6)
Shropshire and Cheshire	170	(8)
Northern Region
Humberside, Yorkshire and Cleveland	178	(12)
Durham and Northumbria	190	(14)
Lancashire and Cumbria	204	(12)
Maps	216	(4)
Further Reading	220	(1)
Index	221	(3)
Acknowledgements	224