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A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 8
Gives a detailed account of the history of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent.
A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5, East Cuttlestone Hundred
Covers the hundred of East Cuttlestone in the south-west of the county, and includes the towns of Brewood, Cannock, Penkridge and Rugeley.
A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 9, Burton-Upon-Trent
This volume covers the town of Burton-upon-Trent on the county's eastern boundary, along with its suburbs and satellite villages on either side of the river, including Stapenhill which was formerly in a separate parish in Derbyshire.
A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands
This volume tells the story of the town of Leek and the north-east corner of Staffordshire adjoining Cheshire and Derbyshire. Besides the large parish of Leek, it contains Alstonefield, another extensive parish, Horton, and Sheen.
A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2
This part-volume covers the medieval religious houses of Suffolk, including the abbey of Bury St Edmunds.
A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2
This part volume covers the medieval religious houses of Surrey, including Southwark, Bermondsey and south London.
A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3
Covers the south and west of the historic county, from Godalming hundred in the south to Kingston-upon-Thames in the north, now part of Greater London. Also includes accounts of (amongst others) Dorking, Guildford, Reigate and Walton on Thames.
A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4
Covers the areas in the north and east of the county, including much of what is now south London. Areas covered include Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton, as well as the part of the east of the historic county not now within Greater London, around Oxted, Caterham and Lingfield.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester
Covers the area surrounding Chichester, from Selsey on the south coast to Midhurst to the north, and from Bognor Regis in the east to the county border with Hampshire in the west. The city of Chichester itself is covered in volume 3.
A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 3
A part-volume describing the cathedral and port city of Chichester, including a detailed account of the architecture of the cathedral.