History and heritage in Oxford
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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
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
Birmingham, parliamentary and municipal borough and parish, on NW. border of Warwickshire, 88 miles SE. of Liverpool and 113 NW. of London by rail – municipal borough (comprising also Edgbaston parish and part of Aston parish), 8400 acres, population 400,774. Birmingham is situated on the verge of a great coal and iron district, nearly in … Read more
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
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