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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1837 Excerpt: ... WEST RIDING. SITUATION AND EXTENT. Boundaries, North, the North Riding: East, the.river Ouse and the Ainsty of York: South, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire! West, Cheshire and Lancashire. Greatest length, 95; breadth, 48; square, 2,576 miles; statute acres, 1,648,640. Province, York. Diocese, York. The West Riding is an Archdeaconry, with Deaneries of Ainsty cum Yorkcity, Doncaster, and Pontefract. Circuit, Northern. ANTIENT STATE AND REMAINS. British Inhabitants, Brigantcs. Druidical Remains, Brimham Crags. Near Boroughbridge, four huge rough stones of a pyramidal form, called "The Devil's Arrows." In the parish of Halifax are several; viz. at Barkisland, a circle of stones called the Wolf Fold; in Halifax, a rocking-stone, ten feet and a half long, nine feet five inches broad, and five feet three inches thick; Norland Moor, a ponderous stone called the Lad Stone; Luddenden, called Robin Hood's Penny Stone, of several tons weight; Sowerby, the Standing Stone; Soyland, called the Awse (or Fairy) Hole; Stausfield, called Bride Stones, one of them fifteen feet high, Hawkstones, &c.; and at Warley, a tolmcn. Rishworth. Saddlcworth. Roman Province, Maxima Caesarieusis. Stations, Adelocum, Chapel Allerton; Burgodunum, Addle; Isurium, Aldborough, the capital of the Brigantcs; Danum, Doncaster; Legeolimn, Castleford; Olicana, Ukley; Cambodunum, Slack, or Almondbury; Calcaria, Tadcastfcr; Eboracum, York. Encampments, Addle, near Leeds; Austerfield; Castlcburgh; Castle Cary, near Aberford; Countcrhill, two; Knaresborough; Lee Hill, near Slack; Mowbray Castle, near Hackfall; Templeboroiigh; Wincobank; Woofa Bank. Temples, Huddcrsfield, extensive remains discovered in 1744; York, dedicated to Bellona, and stood near the present lunatic asylum, and anothe...
