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| | Yorkshire - Topographical Dictionary of England - Combs &c. |
 | | The third natural division of the East riding, which extends from the western foot of the Wolds to the boundary of the West riding, is commonly called The Levels, and, though generally fertile, and interspersed with villages and hamlets, is every where flat and uninteresting. |
 | | One of the most important agricultural improvements in the county is the drainage of the cars and marshes of this division of it, together with those in the North riding, bordering on the course of the Derwent. |
 | | The cattle and sheep brought into this division of the county, for the purpose of being fattened, include almost all the different varieties reared in Britain, though the greater number are Scotch. |
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