Yorkshire, West-Riding, in W. and SW. of county; area, 1,768,380 acres, population 2,175,314. The surface rises towards the W. and NW., reaching in Whernside Mountain an altitude of 2414 ft. The principal rivers are the Ribble, Nidd, Calder, Don, Aire, and Wharfe. The West-Riding is the seat of Yorkshire industrial enterprise. The great Yorkshire coalfield, … Read more
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Sheffield, parliamentary and municipal borough, manufacturing town, parish, and township, S. division of West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Don, 157 miles NW. of London by rail, 42½ SE. of Manchester, and 53 SW. of York – township, 3028 acres, population 91,806; borough and parish, 19,651 acres, population 284,508. Sheffield has long been famous for its cutlery. … Read more
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Yorkshire, North-Riding, occupies the N. of the county, between the East-Riding and the county of Durham, and is separated from the West-Riding by the Ouse, the valley of the Ure, and the hills above Wharfedale; area, 1,361,664 acres, population 346,260. The principal rivers are the Derwent, which separates the North-Riding from the East-Riding, with its … Read more