West Riding of Yorkshire

I was brought up in what was then a mining village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Thomas Hill Green was born on April 7, 1836 in Birkin, a tiny village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, where his father was rector.

Thomas Hill Green Tyler, Colin 2006

That strong feeling of belonging is something I've always found in the North of England and even now, if asked, I say that my home is in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography Bothroyd, Betty 1988

Settle was a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, about forty miles north-west of Leeds.

The Breaking Wave Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1955

I do not know that it visits dairies, and Tusser's "Bishop that burneth," may allude to something else; still there appears some popular connection of the _Coccinellidæ_ with _cows_ as well as burning, for in the West Riding of Yorkshire they are called _Cush Cow Ladies_; and in the North Riding one of the children's rhymes anent them runs: --

Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 Various

Upon reference to the well-arranged indexes in his office, it appears that the deaths of sixty-one persons bearing this name were recorded in the years 1838 to 1852; and of these, fifty occurred in the West Riding of Yorkshire, namely, in Leeds thirty-five; Otley, and its neighbourhood, ten; Selby four, and in Keighley one.

Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Various

The cotton industry of Manchester and the surrounding towns in South Lancashire was making a start, while Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, were just beginning to give their attention to the cloth trade on a larger scale.

With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne Herbert Strang

On the king's return Buckingham, who met him at his landing at Dover, was at first received coldly; but he was soon again in favour, was appointed a gentleman of the bedchamber, carried the orb at the coronation on the 23rd of April 1661, and was made lord-lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on the 21st of September.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

West Riding of Yorkshire where town lies close upon town, and the tall chimneys envelop in smoke the cottages in which hand-loom weavers work and the children of hand-loom weavers sleep.

Recent Developments in European Thought Various

Haworth is a long straggling village 4 miles from Keighley, a large manufacturing town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

What to See in England Gordon Home 1923