History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York,
Volume I - West Riding
By Edward Baines
Published in 1822
History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York; with select lists of the merchants and traders of London, and the principal commercial and manufacturing towns of England; also a list of the nobility and gentry of Yorkshire.
This directory includes an interesting general history of Yorkshire, followed by topographical and trade directory entries for the towns and villages in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Over 800 pages of information.
Full of names of people.
Very useful for family and local history.
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