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
Antrim – a maritime county in extreme NE. of Ireland, prov. Ulster; bounded N. by the Atlantic, E. by the N. Channel, SE. and S. by Belfast Lough and county Down, and W. by Lough Neagh and the river Bann, which separate it from counties Tyrone and Londonderry. Greatest length, N. and S., 56 miles; … Read more
Armagh – an inland county, province Ulster, bounded N. by county. Tyrone and Lough Neagh, E. by co. Down, S. by Louth, and W. by counties Monaghan and Tyrone. Greatest length N. and S., 32 miles; greatest breadth E. and W., 20 miles. Area, 328,086 acres (311,048 acres land and 17,038 water). Population 163,177, of … Read more
Down – a maritime county of Ulster province, in the NE. of Ireland, having county Antrim on the N., county Armagh on the W., and the sea on all other sides; greatest length, NE. and SW., 50 miles; greatest breadth, NW. and SE., 35 miles; average breadth, 24 miles; coast-line, about 67 miles (or 139 … Read more
Durham – county palatine and maritime county, in N. of England; is bounded N. by the Derwent and the Tyne, beyond which is Northumberland; E. by the North Sea; S. by the Tees, beyond which is Yorkshire; and W. by Cumberland and Westmorland; greatest length, 48 miles; greatest breadth, 40 miles; length of coast line, … Read more
Fermanagh, inland county of Ulster, Ireland; is surrounded by counties Donegal, Tyrone, Monaghan, Cavan, and Leitrim; greatest length, NW. and SE., 45 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 27 miles; average breadth, 18 miles; area, 457,369 acres (46,431 water), or 2.2 per cent. of the total area of Ireland; population 84,879, of whom 55.8 per … Read more
Cardiganshire, a maritime county of S. Wales, bounded on the W. by Cardigan Bay, and landward from N. to S. by the cos. of Merioneth, Montgomery, Radnor, Brecknock, Carmarthen, and Pembroke. Its seaboard is in the form of a crescent; coast line, 48 miles; extreme breadth, 22 miles; area, 443,387 acres; population 70,270. Rugged mountains … Read more
Cheshire, or Chester, county palatine and maritime county of England, bounded on the NW. by the Irish Sea, and bordering on the counties of Lancaster, York, Derby, Stafford, Salop, Denbigh, and Flint; extreme length, NE and SW., 58 miles; extreme breadth, 40 miles; average breadth, 18 miles; area, 657,123 acres; population 644,037. Cheshire forms, towards … Read more
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire, the smallest county of Scotland, extending 10 miles N. and S. between the main body of Perthshire and the river Forth, and 11 miles E. and W. between the counties of Stirling and Fife; area, 30,477 acres; population 25,680, or 539 persons to each square mile. The surface rises from the Forth by … Read more
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