YORKSHIRE

(53° 18’ to 54° 40’ N., 0° 10’ E. to 2° 39’ W.), largest county of England; bounded n.w. by West more land, n. by Durham, 5. by North Sea, s. by Lincoln, Notts, and Derby shire, s.w. by Cheshire, w. by Lancashire; area, 6,067 sq. miles. County is divided into three Ridings (from Riding the industries are mainly centered about Hull; in N. Riding there is coal, iron, salt, lead, barytes; and W. Riding has a large coal-field, with manufactures of woolens, linen, cutlery, hardware, as well as iron-smelting. Agriculture is carried on, especially in E. Riding; chief crops are oats, barley, and wheat; horses, cattle, and sheep are raised. Chief towns are York (capital), Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Huddersfield; chief ports, Hull, Whitby, Middles borough, Scar borough. Y. was conquered by Romans in I. cent.; suffered from Dan. invasions in IX. and XI. cent’s. and at hands of Normans at the Conquest; was scene of various battles in Wars of the Roses and Civil War of XVII. cent. Has many remains of religious houses. Pop. (1921) 2,091,575.