Yorkshire, West-Riding, in AY. and SAY. of co. ;
area, 1,768,380 ac., pop. 2,175,314. The surface rises
towards the W. and NW., reaching in AVhernside Moun¬
tain an alt. of 2414 ft. The principal rivers are the
Ribble, Nidd, Calder, Don, Aire, and Wharfe. The
AVest-Riding is the seat of Yorkshire industrial enter¬
prise. The great Yorkshire coalfield, on which all the
staple mfrs. of the Riding are situated, is a space 45
miles by 20 miles, between the Aire and the Don.
Some of the leading branches of national industry
have long had their seat in the AVest-Riding—woollens
at Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Dewsbury, and Hudders¬
field ; linens at Leeds and Barnsley; and hardware,
cutlery, and plated goods at Sheffield. There are
mineral waters at Harrogate, Knaresborough, and
Ilkley Wells. On the N. and E. sides corn and other
crops are largely grown ; and in the NAY, round Settle
and Skipton, it is all grass and dairy land. (For agri¬
cultural statistics, see Appendix.) The AVest-Riding
comprises 9 wapentakes; 724 pars, and parts of 6 others;
the pari, and mun. bors. of Bradford (3 members),
Dewsbury (1 member), Halifax (2 members), Hudders¬
field (1 member), Leeds (5 members), Pontefract (1
member), Sheffield (5 members), and AVakefield (1
member); and the mun. bors. of Barnsley, Batley,
Doncaster, Morley, Ripon, and Rotherham. It is
mostly in the dioceses of York, Ripon, and Manchester.
For parliamentary purposes it is divided into 3 parts—
viz., North, East, and. South. The northern part is
divided into 5 divisions—viz., Skipton, Keighley, Ship¬
ley, Sowerby, and Elland, 1 member for each division.
The eastern part is divided into 6 divisions—viz.,
Ripon, Otley, Barkston Ash, Osgoldcross, Pudsey, and
Spen "Valley, 1 member for each division. The south¬
ern part is divided into 8 divisions—viz., Batley, Nor-
manton, Colne Yalley, Holmfirth, Barnsley, Hallam¬
shire, Rotherham, and Doncaster, 1 member for each
division. The representation of the AV est-Riding was
increased from 6 to 19 members in 1885.

Y'ork, West, hamlet, Ash next Ridley par., Kent,
8 miles NE. of Sevenoaks.

York Road, sta. on Great Northern Railway, in N.
of London, near King’s Cross sta.

York Town, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta. (Cam-
berley and York Town), Ash par., Surrey, 3 miles SAY.
of Bagshot and 36 SAV. of London, pop. 2404; P.O.,
T.O., 1 Bank.

Yorkfleet, Yorkshire. See Yokefleet.

Yorkley, 4m. NW. of Lydney, Gloucestershire; P.O.

Yorllield, vil., Kemback par., Fife, 3 m. E. of Cupar.

Yorton, ry. sta., Broughton par., Shropshire, 7 miles
N. of Shrewsbury.

Yotes Court, seat of Viscount Torrington, near
Mereworth, and 6 miles W. of Maidstone, Kent.

Youghal, market and seaport town, township, and
par. with ry. sta., E. co. Cork, on W. side of mouth of
river Blackwater, at Youghal Harbour, 25 miles E. of
Cork and 192 miles SAV. of Dublin—par., 4830 ac., pop.
7270; township, 125 ac., pop. 5396; 2 Banks. _ Market-
day, Saturday. Youghal (pronounced Yawl) is a place
of great antiquity, received its first charter from King
John in 1209, and was the headquarters of Cromwell in
1649. Sir Walter Raleigh was mayor of Youghal in
1588, and his mansion, now called Myrtle Grove, is
still occupied as a residence. The harbour is safe and
commodious, but the entrance is obstructed by a bar.
The port has become a sub-port to Cork. The exports
consist chiefly of agricultural produce, bricks, and
earthenware. The salmon fishery is of considerable
value. Youghal returned 1 member to Parliament
until 1885. Youghal Bay, which includes Youghal
Harbour, extends 6 miles NE. and SAY. between Ram
Head in co. Waterford and Knockadoon Head in co.
Cork.

Youghalarra, par., NW. co. Tipperary, 5 miles NW.
of Nenagh, 7796 ac., pop. 966.

Yonlgreave, par., township, and mining vil., Derby¬
shire—par., 12,200 ac., pop. 3551; township, 2398 ac.,
pop. 1105; vil., 3½ miles SW. of Bakewell; P.O.; the

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