Lancashire, or Lancaster, county palatine and maritime shire, in NW. of England. bounded N. by Westmorland and Cumberland, E. by Yorkshire, S. by Cheshire, and W. by the Irish Sea; greatest length, 76 miles; greatest breadth, 45 miles; area, 1,208,154 acres; population 3,454,441. A detached part of the county, known as Furness (25 miles long, … Read more
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Leicestershire, inland county of England, bounded N. by Notts, E. by Lincolnshire and Rutland, SE. by Northamptonshire, SW. by Warwickshire, and NW. by Derbyshire; greatest length, about 44 miles; greatest breadth, about40 miles; area, 511,907 acres, population 321,258. Low undulating hills cover the surface of the county, the highest elevation being Bardon Hill (902 ft.), … Read more
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Wight, Isle of, in the English Channel, and in the county of Hants [until 1890], from which it is separated by Spithead and the Solent; greatest length, E. and W., from Bembridge Point to the Needles, 23 miles; greatest breadth, N. and S., from Cowes to St Catherine’s Point, 13 miles; area, 93,341 acres, population … Read more
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