North Riding of Yorkshire

This guide to North Riding of Yorkshire was first published in 1919 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

W. J. Weston (Author)

9781107622449, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

170 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.19 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to the North Riding of Yorkshire by W. J. Weston was first published in 1919. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

1. County and shire. The names Riding and Yorkshire: their origin and meaning
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. Along the coast
9. Coastal gains and losses. Harbour works
10. Climate and rainfall
11. People - race, dialect, settlements, population
12. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodland, stock
13. Industries and manufactures
14. Mines and minerals
15. Fisheries and fishing stations
16. Shipping and trade
17. History
18. Antiquities
19. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
20. Architecture - (b) military
21. Architecture - (c) domestic
22. Communications - past and present
23. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
24. The roll of honour of the county
25. The chief towns and villages of the North Riding.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]