Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to the North Riding of Yorkshire by W. J. Weston was first published in 1919. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.
1. County and shire. The names Riding and Yorkshire: their origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watershed. Rivers; 6. Geology; 7. Natural history; 8. Along the coast; 9. Coastal gains and losses. Harbour works; 10. Climate and rainfall; 11. People - race, dialect, settlements, population; 12. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodland, stock; 13. Industries and manufactures; 14. Mines and minerals; 15. Fisheries and fishing stations; 16. Shipping and trade; 17. History; 18. Antiquities; 19. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 20. Architecture - (b) military; 21. Architecture - (c) domestic; 22. Communications - past and present; 23. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern; 24. The roll of honour of the county; 25. The chief towns and villages of the North Riding.
