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	Yorkshire - MSN Encarta
		Yorkshire, former administrative county, north-eastern England, historically the largest county of England, bordered on the north by County Durham, on the north-east by the North Sea, on the south by Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, on the west by Lancashire, and on the north-west by the former county of Westmorland.
		Yorkshire has given its name to a famous batter pudding; to a breed of pig; to the Yorkshire coach, a breed of English coach horses, usually bay or brown; and to the Yorkshire Terrier (the “Yorkie”), a breed of small dog developed locally in the mid-1800s.
		Yorkshire was the site of several major battles during the 15th century and notably during the Wars of the Roses: in 1408 at Bramham Moor, in 1460 at Wakefield, and in 1461 at Towton.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577674/Yorkshire.html (1863 words)

	Halifax Town Calderdale West Yorkshire \| Halifax Town
		Elland is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation.
		Hebden Bridge is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, 8 miles west of Halifax, at the junction of the River Calder and Hebden Water.
		Luddenden is a district of Calderdale west of Halifax on the river Ludd in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
	www.halifaxtown.co.uk (3027 words)

	[No title]
		In 1872 the town was divided, the southern portion becoming the Town of Babylon.
		Called as the need arose, free men of the town gathered to distribute town-held land, resolve disputes, regulate the pasturing of cattle on town land, engage schoolmasters, appoint someone to keep the ordinary (public house) and maintain the roads, as well as resolve any other matters that concerned the town as a whole.
		In addition to the many farms that were established in remote as well as central portions of the town, the town included a school, a church, flour mills, saw mills, brickyards, tanneries, a town dock and a fort.
	town.huntington.ny.us /town_history.cfm (1304 words)

	[No title]
		The new town was strategically placed with good access to the sea, to the coal mines of County Durham and to the iron ore mines of North Yorkshire.
		Other villages were subsumed into the town, notably Middleton, in the heart of the shipbuilding area of the town, and Seaton Carew, an erstwhile holiday resort, on the coast.
		In 1967 the two towns (Hartlepool and West Hartlepool) were amalgamated under the name Hartlepool, much to the discomfort of many people on both sides...
	www.angelfire.com /darkside/curly_cm/oldhis2.html (396 words)

	Yorkshire
		Yorkshire had been a sparsely populated area of England until the late 1700's, when it became one of the fastest growing sections of the country.
		The West Riding is the largest division in Yorkshire and comprises all of the southwestern part of the County.
		These laws made the parish responsible for the poor of the parish to the point that a person not born in a given parish was removed to the parish of his or her birth in order to receive poor law relief.
	www.maggieblanck.com /Land/York.html (3403 words)

	Old Town, West Yorkshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Old Town is a village in the county of West Yorkshire.
		Situated on a hilltop above Hebden Bridge and across the Hebden valley from Heptonstall, it has a population of about 1,070.
		This West Yorkshire location article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Town,_West_Yorkshire (81 words)

	History of the Town of Georgetown Massachusetts
		The village elders gave him a lease with certain conditions to farm the western end of the "Old Town Field on the Gravell Plain." "He is to have the benefit of the land for 21 years and the rent shall be used for the ministry or town.
		The first West Parish schoolhouse was built in 1739 on Searle and East Main Streets to accommodate the village’s West and Byfield sections.
		Huse’s residence (the present Baybank) to the west and the old Masonic Block to the east were spared.
	www.georgetownhistoricalsociety.com /history.html (4466 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Europe:United Kingdom:England:North Yorkshire
		Bentham is a township in the north-west corner of North Yorkshire, in the Craven district.
		It is the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, bordering with Hambleton district to the east.
		Pateley Bridge is a town in Harrogate district, in the midst of the Yorkshire Dales.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/North_Yorkshire/desc.html (3540 words)

	Combs &c. Families of Rotherham, Strafforth and Tickhill, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
		ROTHERHAM, a parish, comprising the market town of Rotherham, the chapelry of Tinsley, and the townships of Brinsworth, Catcliffe, Dalton, and Orgreave, in the southern, and the chapelry of Greasbrough, and the township of Kimberworth in the northern, division of the wapentake of Strafforth And Tickhill, West riding of the county of York...
		The Midsummer sessions for the West riding are held here in the courthouse, a handsome stone building recently erected, at an expense of £4000, in which also the justices of the peace hold their sittings, and all public business relating to the town is transacted.
		On the bridge leading to Masborough is an old structure, in the English style of architecture, now used as the town prison, but supposed to have been formerly a chapel of ease to the church.
	www.combs-families.org /combs/records/england/yks/west/rotherham.htm (1560 words)

	Our History
		Southold was unusual among early towns on the Island in its particularly close union of church and state, its exclusionary practices and the fact that it adopted the Mosaic Code as its town law.
		Because the annual town meeting continued to be held at Southold, that hamlet kept its primacy over the newer settlements.
		As old methods of farming became financially unattractive; land was kept open and green with horse farms and vineyards.
	southoldtown.northfork.net /History.htm (4851 words)

	Perranporth - Tours of England's West Country
		The resort town of Perranporth and St. Agnes, on the north coast, are former centers of tin-mining when Cornwall supplied early half the world's tin.
		They are connected by a coastal path that passes some of the old, abandoned mines, but which offers superb sea views.
		The two small towns are now of more importance to swimmers and surfers, though the extensive sand dunes are also popular as is the motor road to the top of 700 ft high St. Agnes Beacon for wonderful views.
	www.britannia.com /tours/westcountry/perranporth.html (180 words)

	Yorkshire travel guide - Wikitravel
		Yorkshire is regarded as one of the most scenic, varied and interesting of all the English counties.
		Yorkshire is a prime region for outdoor activities with a fantastic natural heritage and amazing scenery - one prime site for general information is Walk Yorkshire.com, the Yorkshire Tourist Board's Outdoor website, with links and info that extend beyond walking to include all manner of fresh air activities....
		Yorkshire County Cricket play the traditional English sport of Cricket at venues around Yorkshire during the summer, with most of their games in Headingley, Leeds.
	wikitravel.org /en/Yorkshire (1321 words)

	Old Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Old Town, Southampton, a district of the city of Southampton
		Old Town Eureka, an original 19th Century Victorian commercial district in Eureka, California
		Old Town, a well known drinking establishment on 18th St in NYC, New York
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Town (185 words)

	South Yorkshire Corporate Events and Team Building
		South Yorkshire is bounded by the Pennines to the west and Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors to the north.
		The Yorkshire Wolds stretch away eastwards towards East Yorkshire (Humberside, as it was once known).
		Any town centre can be used as your base if you would like to take part in a treasure hunt, Spy Mission or take part in spy-themed team building activities.
	www.chillisauce.co.uk /corporate-events/south-yorkshire (317 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Europe:United Kingdom:England:West Midlands
		It is located within the metropolitan area of the West Midlands and is bordered by Bromsgrove to the south, Sandwell and Dudley to the west, Walsall and Lichfield to the north, and North Warwickshire and Solihull to the east.
		Most other local towns and neighbourhoods have their own categories, and sites relating to them should not be submitted here.
		It is bounded by the southern fringes of South Staffordshire to the West, Worcestershire to the South and South West, and elsewhere to the West Midlands region.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/West_Midlands/desc.html (4598 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		The administration centre of the county is to be found in the town of Northallerton, the famous ancient city of York, the resorts of Harrogate, Scarborough and Whitby are just a few more of the main locations in the county.
		A large block of Yorkshire called the Forest of Bowland, Earby and Barnoldswick is governed by Lancashire County Council plus the Ribble Valley District Council for the former and Pendle District Council the latter.
		Saddleworth in the far west of the West Riding is under the unitary Oldham (Lancashire) Metropolitan Borough.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/yorkshire.html (2076 words)

	Yorkshire WebRing
		Yorkshire Forum is a message board dedicated to Yorkshire discussion and chat.
		The county of West Yorkshire includes the contrasts of the cities of Leeds and Bradford with the beautiful Calder Valley.
		I am based in Yorkshire and have a wide range of photographs taken in the region, from the beautiful landscapes to buildings such as York Minster and Selby Abbey.
	i.webring.com /hub?ring=yorkshire (827 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Filey Town is situated on the east coast of North Yorkshire between the towns of Scarborough and Bridlington.
		We are based in Skipton, England at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales and cover the areas of Craven in Yorkshire and Pendle in Lancashire.
		For many Yorkshire may conjure up images of flat caps, whippets and coal in the bath, but for birding it`s not a bad place to be stuck.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/england_yorkshire.html (4027 words)

	Merrie Olde England
		In the north, dough made from oats was "clapped and driven out as thin as paper on a round board, then transferred to a round iron plate of like size and baked over the coals." Such "clapbread" was crisp and wafer thin, like modern day crackers, and was eaten with butter and cheese.
		Wheat was used for breadmaking among the upper classes and in the large towns.
		The diet of Merrie Olde England may not have been perfect, but it nourished a race that was energetic, curious, lusty, capable and strong.
	www.westonaprice.org /traditional_diets/merrie_olde_england.html (2952 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Yorkshire \| Town's 'unprecedented' property boom
		Potential buyers queued for their chance to buy one of the apartments in a £20m conversion of a former foundry and mill in the town.
		And he added that more conversions were planned of run-down warehouses and old cotton mills in former mill towns like Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
		The town, which is situated on the edge of the Pennines between Manchester and Leeds, boomed during the textile industry.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/3019293.stm (336 words)

	Padstow - Tours of England's West Country
		Situated on the wide Camel estuary, Padstow is a small fishing port famous for its annual ritual of the Hobby Horse ("Obby Oss") when an old fertility rite, similar to the one at Minehead is re-enacted mostly for the benefit of the tourists (it may be the oldest surviving festival of its kind in Europe).
		Petroc's Church, dedicated to the patron saint of Cornwall, and full of monuments to the Pridaux family, whose nearby mansion shows how a wealthy family lived in the days of Elizabeth I. The church is the traditional starting point for the Saint's Way, an old pilgrimage route between Padstow and Fowey.
		An excellent cycle track has been formed out of the old railway line that is part of the so-called Camel Trail.
	www.britannia.com /tours/westcountry/padstow.html (179 words)

	West Yorkshire tourist information - TourUK
		West Yorkshire has much to offer visitors to the county with its industrial heritage attractions, towns and cities to visit, canals and the network of paths and cycleways, both in towns and in the countryside.
		Created in 1974, West Yorkshire is composed of the districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
		However, West Yorkshire still exists in law and as a ceremonial county.
	www.touruk.co.uk /west-yorkshire/index.htm (147 words)

	Medieval English urban history
		The aim of the Medieval English Towns site is to provide historical information about cities and towns in England during the Middle Ages, with particular but not exclusive emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on social, political and constitutional history.
		Although the medieval artist's intent was to portray Constantinople, sight unseen, the end-product resembles instead a generalized representation of an English town of the period – with churches, houses, taverns and market square, all surrounded by defensive walls – he may have conjured up mental pictures of Stamford or Lincoln when executing the illumination.
		The verdict of those of greater standing of the town of Stamford in Kesteven in the third year of the reign of King Edward
	www.trytel.com /~tristan/towns/towns.html (2107 words)

	The Australian "Unknown Soldier" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Villers-Bretonneux is a town 16 kilometres east of Amiens and the Cemetery is situated west of the village on the north side of the main road from Amiens to St. Quentin.
		After the Armistice a large number of graves were brought into the cemetery from small graveyards and isolated positions on the north, west and south of Villers-Bretonneux and they were, without exception, those of men who died in the months from March to September 1918.
		The marble grave with its surrounding low wall sits on a ridge in the middle of the college, next to the walkway that links the old and new parts of the college.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-memorials/unknown_soldier.htm (658 words)

	Old Town Holiday Cottages Old Town Hall Cottage Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire UK
		Old Town Holiday Cottages Old Town Hall Cottage Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire UK iKnow Yorkshire
		Grade II Listed 1610 Cottage in the historic village of Old Town - mentioned in the Domesday Book.
		Early 17th Century Grade II listed cosy two bedroomed cottage in the village of Old Town, one mile from Hebden Bridge in the South Pennines.
	www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk /accommodation/6489-old_town_hall_cottage-hebden_bridge.htm (268 words)

	West Yorkshire Nightclubs for Corporate Events and Team Building
		For you peace of mind we test and try all of our West Yorkshire corporate activities, from daytime events to gourmet restaurants, cocktail classes and hotels.
		In any given location we only choose the top activities, and unlike other West Yorkshire Team Building organisers, we don't just go for the cheapest activity available, we go for quality all the time.
		So you can be assured your Corporate Event in West Yorkshire will be truly memorable.
	www.chillisauce.co.uk /corporate-events/west-yorkshire/nightclubs (213 words)

	A Satellite Tour of Bingley
		It's the town where I grew up, and spend the first 18 years of my life.
		Due east of here is a square of trees we called "The Woods", where we (the West Children), spent many days playing, building dens, throwing rocks, climbing trees and general childish pursuits.
		To the West of the playing fields is an old school.
	mickwest.com /bingley/index.htm (904 words)

	History of Georgetown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		By 1700, about twenty families settled within the western section of the Rowley territory and Georgetown was in the making.
		The intersection of East Main and Elm streets was the village center until 1740 when travel went beyond Elm Street to the "Corner," the present square at Main, North and Central Streets.
		By 1800, the "Corner" had 4 or 5 buildings and about 60 houses were scattered throughout the West Parish.
	www.georgetownma.gov /Public_Documents/GeorgetownMA_WebDocs/about (4463 words)

	Swimming Lessons West Yorkshire
		In undisturbed water it is possible to experiment with the effects of breathing out and breathing in, in relation to how low or high the pupils float in the water.
		Leeds and Bradford International Airport-West Yorkshire (near Otley)
		West End-East Riding of Yorkshire (near Market Weighton)
	www.swimwithus.co.uk /uk/swimming-lessons-west-yorkshire.htm (546 words)

	Fishing West Yorkshire
		Leeds-Liverpool Canal (Thackley to Idle, West Yorkshire) 01274 720072
		Lowther Lake (Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire) 01977 559022
		Sally Walsh's Dam (Hemsworth, West Yorkshire) 01977 643839
	www.fishingheaven.co.uk /uk/fishing-west-yorkshire.htm (1244 words)

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