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From: "Gordon Dyson" <>
Subject: Fw: NonGEN (?)- Riding
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 13:50:05 +0100



----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Dyson" <>
To: "pollama" <>
Sent: 19 June 2000 13:47
Subject: Re: NonGEN (?)- Riding


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pollama" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 19 June 2000 08:25
> Subject: NonGEN (?)- Riding
>
>
> > From whence cometh the word RIDING and how did it come to be synomous to
> "area" or "county?" Or is it?
> >
> > ______________________________
>
>
> When I was still at School, over 50 years ago, in Halifax, we were
taught,
> or at least given to understand, the RIDING, was abbreviated from ye-olde
> English "THRIDING", or a third of an area, so we get West, East, and North
> Ridings, or thirds of the County of York. Perhaps SKS (K = knowledgeable)
> will be able to confirm this.
>
> Perhaps at the same time, explain WAPENTAKE, HUNDREDS, and PECULIARS ? I
> have little knowledge of Hectares, but do understand, Rods, Poles,
Perches,
> Chains & Bushels. !!!
>
> Gordon, a Yorkshire TYKE.
>

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