VILLAGES 



each other ; others again sprang up round the 

 coast where there was a safe harbour for fishing 

 boats. Sometimes the villages seem to nestle 

 for protection under the shelter of a hill, or 

 stand on rising ground to escape the floods of a 

 river valley. When once we understand the 

 character of village life, we can often find out 

 for ourselves the reasons both for their names 

 and their situations. 



J. FALtBS, PHIMTBR, ALEXANDRA STREET, CAMBRIDGE. 



