West Riding of Yorkshire

This guide to the West Riding of Yorkshire was first published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

Bernard Hobson (Author)

9781107657571, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

202 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm, 0.22 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 West Riding of Yorkshire by Bernard Hobson was first published in 1921. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

Preface
1. County and shire
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds. Rivers. Lakes
6. Geology
7. Caverns. 'Pots', underground drainage, and fossil mammalia
8. Natural history
9. Climate
10. People - race, language, settlements, population
11. Agriculture
12. Industries - (a) textile industries
13. Industries - (b) iron, steel, and other industries
14. Mines and minerals
15. Shipping and trade
16. History
17. Antiquities - (a) prehistoric
18. Antiquities - (b) Roman
19. Antiquities - (c) Anglo-Saxon
20. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
21. Architecture - (b) military
22. Architecture - (c) domestic
23. Communications - past and present - roads, canals, railways
24. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
25. The roll of honour
26. The chief towns and villages of the West Riding.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]