PRINCIPAL FEATURES 



SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. 



1. Greatest elevation. 805 feet in Wilton Beacon. 



2. Principal Rivers. Branches of Derwent and Hull. 



3. Average depth of Rain in a year at Huggate, 30 inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Chalk with a red base, resting on Speeton 



clay, and various members of the Oolitic and Lias series. 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. Flints, traces of Phosphate of Lime. 



6. Dialect. The hills are 'Wolds'; the valleys are 'Dales'; rivulets 



(very rare) are sometimes called ' Gypseys ' (the G hard). 



RlBBLESDALE DISTRICT. 



1. Greatest elevation generally below 600 feet : Ryeloaf on the north- 



ern border (a detached hill of the north-western district) is 1796 

 feet high. 



2. Principal Rivers. Branches of Ribble and the Lancashire Calder. 



3. Average depth of Rain in a year at Bolton by Bolland, 47 inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Yoredale rocks, with Scar limestone rising 



through them, and detached caps of Millstone grit on the borders. 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. Limestone. 



CLEVELAND. 



1 . Greatest elevation generally below 300 feet : Rosebury Topping, a 



detached hill of the north-eastern district, is 1022 feet or more. 



2. The principal streams are branches of the Leven. 



3. Average depth of Rain in a year at Upleatham, 22 inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Lias and New Red formations much over- 



spread by ' northern drift.' 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. Alum shale, Ironstone, Gravel. 



VALE OP YORK. 



1 . Greatest elevation generally below 200 feet : Craike Hill, detached 



from the north-eastern district, is 400 feet. 



2. The Vale of York is traversed by most of the great rivers of York- 



shire. 



3. Average depth of rain in a year at York 24 inches. 



4. Geological constitution. Lias, New Red, Magnesian Limestone, 



much covered by ' northern drift,' marsh, and ' warp ' land. 



5. Valuable Minerals, &c. Limestone, Gypsum, Gravel, Peat. 



6. Dialect. One detached hill is called ' Barf,' another ' Haugh.' Low 



marshy grounds are called ' cars ' and ' moors ' ; river sediment is 

 called ' warp.' 



