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East Riding of Yorkshire Bernard Hobson

East Riding of Yorkshire By Bernard Hobson

East Riding of Yorkshire by Bernard Hobson


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The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to East Riding of Yorkshire was first published in 1924 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

East Riding of Yorkshire Summary

East Riding of Yorkshire by Bernard Hobson

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 East Riding of Yorkshire by Bernard Hobson was first published in 1924. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

Table of Contents

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. Natural history; 8. Peregrination of the coast; 9. Coastal gains and losses; 10. Climate; 11. People - race, language, settlements, population; 12. Agriculture; 13. Industries; 14. Minerals; 15. Fisheries; 16. Shipping and trade; 17. History; 18. Antiquities - (a) prehistoric; 19. Antiquities - (b) Roman; 20. Antiquities - Anglo-Saxon; 21. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 22. Architecture - (b) military; 23. Architecture - (c) domestic; 24. Communications - past and present - roads, canals, railways; 25. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 26. The roll of honour; 27. The chief towns and villages of the East Riding; Illustrations; Maps.

Additional information

NLS9781107690356
9781107690356
1107690358
East Riding of Yorkshire by Bernard Hobson
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2012-11-29
188
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