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Museums, archives and heritage in North Yorkshire

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

Museums, archives and heritage in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, or Notts, north-midland county of England, bounded N. by Yorkshire, E. by Lincolnshire, S. by Leicestershire, and W. by Derbyshire; greatest length, N. to S., about 50 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., about 25 miles; area, 527,752 acres, population 391,815. Towards the E., Nottinghamshire has a level surface; while westwards it is … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire, south-midland county of England, bounded N. by Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, E. by Bucks, S. by Berks, from which it is separated by the Thames, and W. by Gloucestershire; greatest length, 60 miles; greatest breadth, 30 miles; area, 483,621 acres, population 179,559. Most of the county is level, but there are gentle undulations of surface, … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Peeblesshire

Peeblesshire Peeblesshire (or Tweeddale), an inland county in the SE. of Scotland, bounded N. and NE. by Edinburghshire, E. and SE. by Selkirkshire, S. by Dumfriesshire, and W. by Lanarkshire; greatest length, N. and S., 29 miles; greatest breadth, B. and W., 21 miles; area, 226,890 acres, population 13,822. From the narrow central valley of … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Moray

Elginshire (or Morayshire), maritime county, in NE. of Scotland; is bounded N. by the Moray Firth, E. and SE. by Banff, SW. by Inverness, and W. by Nairn; coast-line, 30 miles; 304,606 acres; population 43,788. Along the sea-coast the surface is mostly low and sandy; inland it consists of fertile valleys, divided by low hills, … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Nairnshire

Nairnshire Nairnshire, a maritime county in the NE. of Scotland, bounded N. by the Moray Firth, E. by Elginshire, and S. and W. by Inverness-shire; consists of a main body and 5 detached portions, 3 of which are in Elginshire, 1 in Inverness-shire, and 1 in Ross and Cromarty; the main body has an extreme … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Norfolk

Norfolk, a maritime county in E. of England, bounded N.and E. by the North Sea, S. by Suffolk, and W. by Cambridgeshire; greatest length, 70 miles; greatest breadth, 43 miles; area, 1,356,173 acres, population 444,749. The coast line is about 90 miles in extent. All along the seaboard the land is low, and has suffered … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (or Northampton), south-midland county of England, bounded N. by Leicestershire, Rutland, and Lincolnshire, E. by Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Bedfordshire, S. by Bucks and Oxfordshire, and W. by Warwickshire; greatest length, NE. to SW., about 70 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., about 26 miles; area, 629,912 acres, population 272,555. Although the surface appearance of … Read more