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To avoid the list becoming infinitely long and arbitrary, only hills with more than 30 m relative height are included. This includes all Marilyns and Hewitts as well as many other hills. Marilyns are peaks in the British Isles with 150 m of relative height ; Hewitts are peaks in England , Ireland and Wales over 2000 ft (610 m) elevation , with ...
Yorkshire is drained by several rivers. In western and central Yorkshire, the many rivers empty their waters into the River Ouse, which reaches the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. [1] The most northerly of the rivers in the Ouse system is the River Swale, which drains Swaledale before passing through Richmond and meandering across the Vale of ...
The Yorkshire Dales are a series of valleys, or dales, in the Pennines, an upland range in England. They are mostly located in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , but extend into Cumbria and Lancashire ; they are entirely within the historic boundaries of Yorkshire .
Description: Map of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK with the following information shown: . National Park boundary; Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways
Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. [1] Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. [2] The county was named after its county town, the city of York.
Yorkshire and the Humber, England UKE East Riding and North Lincolnshire: UKE1 Kingston upon Hull: UKE11 East Riding of Yorkshire: UKE12 North and North East Lincolnshire: UKE13 North Yorkshire: UKE2 York: UKE21 North Yorkshire CC UKE22 South Yorkshire: UKE3 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham: UKE31 Sheffield: UKE32 West Yorkshire: UKE4 Bradford ...
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The hills are separated by many dry dales, formed during the last ice age and where many springs rise. The largest town in the Wolds is Driffield, with other places including Pocklington, Thixendale and Kilham, the original 'capital' of the Wolds. The highest village on the Yorkshire Wolds is Fridaythorpe at 550 feet (170 m) above sea level. [3]