Essex, maritime county in SE. of England; is bounded N. by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, E. by the North Sea, S. by the river Thames, and W. by Middlesex and Herts; greatest length, N. and S., 44 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 57 miles; 987,032 acres; population 576,434. On the coast are several marshy islands, … Read more
Londonderry – a maritime county, Ulster province; bounded N. by Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean, E. by co. Antrim and Lough Neagh, S. by co. Tyrone, and W. by county Donegal; greatest length, N. and S., 40 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 35 miles; average breadth, 20 miles; coast-line, about 30 miles; area, … Read more
Tyrone, an inland county of Ulster province, Ireland; is bounded NE. by county Londonderry, E. by Lough Neagh, SE. by county Armagh, S. by county Monaghan, SW. by county Fermanagh, and NW. by county Donegal; greatest length, NW. and SE., 48 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 38 miles; average breadth, 28 miles; area, 806,658 … Read more
Cumberland – a maritime and border county of England; length, NE. and SW., 75 miles; extreme breadth, E. and W., 45 miles; average breadth, 22 miles; coast line, about 75 miles; area, 970,161 acres, population 250,647. The coast on the Solway is low and sandy, but on the Irish Sea it is lofty and rugged; … Read more
Denbighshire, maritime county of N. Wales; bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Flintshire, Cheshire, and Shropshire, S. by Montgomeryshire and Merioneth; and W. by Carnarvonshire; length, NW. and SE., 42 miles; breadth, NE. and SW., from 7 to 27 miles; coast-line, about 9 miles; area, 425,038 acres; population 111,740. There is some level … Read more
Derbyshire, midland county of England, having Yorkshire on the N., Notts on the E., Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and Staffordshire on the S., and Staffordshire and Cheshire on the W.; length, N. and S., 52 miles; greatest breadth, 35 miles; average breadth, 20 miles; area, 658,624 acres; population 461,914. The surface in the S. is either flat … Read more
Devon – maritime county in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 acres, population 603,595. The surface is richly diversified; the prevailing scenery is beautiful; the … Read more
Dorset, maritime county, on S. coast of England; is bounded N. by Somerset and Wilts, E. by Hants, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Devon; length, E. and W., 52 miles; breadth, N. and S., 37 miles; coastline, 75 miles; area, 627,265 acres; population 191,028. The main features of the coast are Poole … Read more
Dumfries-shire, maritime county, on S. border of Scotland; adjoins the counties of Lanark, Peebles, and Selkirk on the N., and on the S. is washed by the Sol way Firth; extends about 53 miles NW. and SE. between Ayrshire and Cumberland, and about 32 miles NE. and SW. between Roxburghshire and Kirkcudbrightshire; coast-line, about 20 … Read more
Dumbartonshire, county, partly maritime but chiefly inland, in W. of Scotland, comprising a main body and a detached portion; area, 154,542 acres; population 75,333, or 312 persons to each square mile. The main body is in the shape of a crescent, having the convex side adjacent to the estuary of the Clyde, and measures 1½ … Read more