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In olden days counties were sometimes divided into thirds for administration purposes - these were officially known as 'thirdings', and this was corrupted by usage in evreyday speech to "riding".
Yorkshire is divided into the East Riding, West Riding and North Riding.
Due to some strange civil service thinking, the county of Tipperary in Ireland was divided in two during the days of the British administration in Ireland and has a North Riding and a South Riding - the word 'riding' having become totally disassociated from its origins, as there was never a third riding in Tipperary.
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What does Aziewe mean in Swahili?
This is not a Swahili word. It may be a word or name from West Africa.
Place ending in the word Garth?
Aysgarth in Yorkshire
Susan was riding a bike whats the verb?
Verb is an action word. Therefore the word riding is the verb.
What does Dunaden mean in English?
It is a Tolkien word from "The Lord of the Rings" & it means "Man of the West"
What part of speech is the word rodeo?
The word rodeo is a noun when it is used to mean: an exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers or a roundup of cattle on a ranch for branding, counting, etc.The word rodeo is a verb when used to mean: compete in a rodeo.
Why was there no south riding in Yorkshire?
The word riding comes from thirding and means a thirdThus we nave a northern third (North Riding), a western third (West Riding) and an eastern third (East Riding)....3 thirds make a whole so there is no need or indeed room for a South Riding.
How many Yorkshire Ridings are there?
Yorkshire had always been a large county and it used to be divided into three Ridings - the North, West and East Ridings - each functioning almost as an independent county.These Ridings were abolished in 1974 as part of Local Government reorganisation.(The word riding comes from thirding and means a third.)
What does the word 'Wakefield' mean?
Wakefield is a city in Yorkshire, England.
What else can the word 'riding high' mean?
It means in the the air riding high....Simple
What does the last name Sykes mean?
"English (mainly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream in a marsh or in a hollow, from Middle English syke 'marshy stream', 'damp gully', or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, in Lancashire and West Yorkshire."-- www.ancestry.com
Country two word country in the UK begins with w?
Great Britain consists of three 'countries': England, Scotland and Wales. So Wales must be the answer, even if that's only one word. Should you mean 'county' (without the 'r') there are a few counties starting with a W and two words: West Glamorgan, West Lothian, West Sussex, West Yorkshire and West Midlands.
What does the word 'amaxophobia' mean?
Amaxophobia - fear of riding in vehicles
What does the Yorkshire word 'un mean in English?
'un is a contraction of the word one. It refers to a living creature, frequently human, and like as not a child. note. 'like as not' is another piece of Yorkshire-speak, meaning 'more often than not'.
What does west mean in spanish?
As far as I know, "West" isn't a Spanish word.
How do you spell the word riding?
riding
What is the Italian word for mp?
yorkshire terrior
What does Aziewe mean in Swahili?
This is not a Swahili word. It may be a word or name from West Africa.
