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South Africa is a sunny country, averaging 8–10 daily sunshine hours in most regions. [2] The average annual rainfall for South Africa is about 464 mm (compared to a global average of 950 mm [3]) but large and unpredictable variations are common. Overall, rainfall is greatest in the east and gradually decreases westward, with some semi-desert ...
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York and as such was named "West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York". [2]
Harrogate (/ ˈ h ær ə ɡ ə t,-ɡ eɪ t,-ɡ ɪ t / HARR-ə-gət, -gayt, -ghit) [1] is a spa town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens. 13 miles (21 km) away from the town centre is the Yorkshire Dales National ...
The modern form riding was the result of the initial th being absorbed in the final th or t of the words north, south, east and west, by which it was normally preceded. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A common misconception holds that the term arose from some association between the size of the district and the distance that can be covered or encircled on ...
Kirkby Malham is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales it lies 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Settle. The population of the civil parish as taken in the 2011 Census (including Hanlith and Scosthrop) was 202. [1] Nearby settlements include Hanlith, Malham, Airton and Calton.
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west.
West and South Yorkshire's building stone atlas. bgs.ac.uk (Report). Strategic Stone Study. Communities and Local Government, British Geological Survey, English Heritage. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2012; Reid, Mark (2008). The Yorkshire Water Way. Harrogate: Innway Publications. ISBN 978-1-902001-15-9.
Articles related to the West Riding of Yorkshire, an administrative county abolished in 1974 and now divided between West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, and small parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.