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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Yorkshire
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The largest county in England, is divided into three Ridings (i. e . thirdings or thirds) for administrative purposes, North, East, and West, with a fourth called the Ainsty, under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of York; of these the West is the wealthiest and the most populous; contains a large coal-field, and is the centre of the woollen manufacture of the county; the East being mainly agricultural, with iron-works and shipbuilding-works; and the North mainly pastoral, with industries connected with mining and shipping. Leeds ( q. v .) is the largest town.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Yorkshire'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​y/yorkshire.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Yorkshire'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​y/yorkshire.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.