Northumberland, the most northerly county of England, bounded N. by the river Tweed, which separates it from Berwickshire, NW. by the Cheviot Hills, separating it from Roxburghshire, E. by the North Sea, S. by Durham, and W. by Cumberland; greatest length, N. to S., 70 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., 53 miles; area, 1,290,312 … Read more
Edinburghshire (or mid-Lothian), maritime county in SE. of Scotland; is bounded E. by Haddington (or East-Lothian), Berwick, and Roxburgh; S. by Selkirk and Peebles; SW. by Lanark; and NW. by Linlithgow (or West-Lothian); coast-line, 12 miles; 231,724 acres, population 389,164. The surface is finely diversified. The Moorfoot Hills, a continuation of the Lammermuirs, occupy the … Read more
Monmouthshire, maritime county, in W. of England, bounded N. by Herefordshire and Brecknockshire, E. by Gloucestershire, S. by the Bristol Channel, and W. by Glamorgan; greatest length, N. to S., 32 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., 27 miles; area, 370,350 acres; population 211,267. On the coast-line (22 miles) the only indentation is that formed … Read more
Montgomeryshire, inland county of North Wales, bounded N. by Denbighshire, E. and SE. by Shropshire, S. by Radnorshire, SW. by Cardiganshire, and W. and NW. by Merioneth; greatest length, 37 miles; greatest breadth, 30 miles; area, 495,089 acres, population 65,718. Montgomeryshire is almost wholly mountainous and bare, but on the Shropshire side there are some … Read more
Lincolnshire, maritime county in E. of England, bounded N. by Yorkshire, from which it is separated by the Humber; E. by the North Sea; S. by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk; and W. by Notts, Leicestershire, and Rutland; greatest length, N. to S., 75 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., 45 miles; area, 1,767,879 acres, population … Read more
Liverpool, parliamentary and municipal borough, city, seaport, and parish, SW. Lancashire, on estuary of river Mersey, 31 miles W. of Manchester and 201 miles NW. of London by rail – parish, 1715 acres land and 755 water, population 210,164; municipal borough, 5210 acres, population 552,508. From the latter part of the 18th century its progress … Read more
Jersey, the largest and most important of the Channel Islands, 15 miles N. of the French coast, 17 SE. of Guernsey, and 123 W. of Southampton, area 28,717 acres, population 52,445. Jersey is the most southerly of this group of islands, and is oblong in form; greatest length, E. to W., 12 miles; greatest breadth, … Read more
Kent, an important maritime county in SE. of England, bounded N. by the Thames and the North Sea, E. and SE. by the Strait of Dover, S. by the English Channel, SW. by Sussex, and W. by Surrey; greatest length, W. to E., 65 miles; greatest breadth, N. to S., 35 miles; 995,392 acres, population … Read more
Lanarkshire, inland county in SW. of Scotland; is bounded N. by Dumbartonshire and Stirlingshire, E. by Linlithgowshire, Edinburghshire, and Peeblesshire, S. by Dumfriesshire, and W. by Ayrshire and Renfrewshire; greatest length, NW. and SE., 52 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 34 miles; area, 564,284 acres, population 904,412. Lanarkshire is often called Clydesdale, occupying, as … Read more
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