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Museums, archives and heritage in Worcestershire

Worcestershire, west-midland county of England, bounded N. by Shropshire and Staffordshire, E. by Warwickshire, S. by Gloucestershire, and W. by Herefordshire; greatest length (not including the detached parts), NW. and SE., 36 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 45 miles; area, 472,453 acres, population 380,283. Worcestershire lies almost entirely in the basin of the Severn, … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in West Lothian

Linlithgowshire (or West Lothian), maritime county in SE. of Scotland; is bounded N. by Firth of Forth, SE. by Edinburghshire, and W. by Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire; greatest length, NE. and SW., 19 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 14 miles; area, 76,806 acres, population 43,510. The coast is low; the surface is varied, but there … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in West Sussex

Sussex, maritime county in SE. of England, bounded N. and NE. by Surrey and Kent, SE. and S. by the English Channel, and W. and NW. by Hants; greatest length, N. and S., 27 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 76 miles; area, 933,269 acres, population 490,505. The county is traversed by the South Downs. … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in West Yorkshire

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