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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_196622" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A county in the north of England. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81628" /> == | |||
<p> The largest county in England, is divided into three Ridings ( <i> i. e </i> . thirdings or thirds) for administrative purposes, North, East, and West, with a fourth called the Ainsty, under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of York; of these the West is the wealthiest and the most populous; contains a large coal-field, and is the centre of the woollen manufacture of the county; the East being mainly agricultural, with iron-works and shipbuilding-works; and the North mainly pastoral, with industries connected with mining and shipping. [[Leeds]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) is the largest town. </p> | <p> The largest county in England, is divided into three Ridings ( <i> i. e </i> . thirdings or thirds) for administrative purposes, North, East, and West, with a fourth called the Ainsty, under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of York; of these the West is the wealthiest and the most populous; contains a large coal-field, and is the centre of the woollen manufacture of the county; the East being mainly agricultural, with iron-works and shipbuilding-works; and the North mainly pastoral, with industries connected with mining and shipping. [[Leeds]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) is the largest town. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_196622"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/yorkshire Yorkshire from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_81628"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/yorkshire Yorkshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81628"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/yorkshire Yorkshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A county in the north of England.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The largest county in England, is divided into three Ridings ( i. e . thirdings or thirds) for administrative purposes, North, East, and West, with a fourth called the Ainsty, under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of York; of these the West is the wealthiest and the most populous; contains a large coal-field, and is the centre of the woollen manufacture of the county; the East being mainly agricultural, with iron-works and shipbuilding-works; and the North mainly pastoral, with industries connected with mining and shipping. Leeds ( q. v .) is the largest town.
