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DRIFFIELD (officially Great Driffield)

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 579 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DRIFFIELD (officially
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Great Driffield)  , a
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market
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town in the Buckrose
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parliamentary
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division of the
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East
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Riding of
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Yorkshire,
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England, 191 m . N. by W. from
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Hull, the junction of several
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branch lines of the
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North Eastern railway . Pop. of
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urban
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district (19or) 5766 . It is pleasantly situated at the
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foot of the Wolds, and is connected with Hull by a navigable
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canal . The
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church of All
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Saints is of various
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dates from
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Norman onwards . The town is the centre of a
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rich agricultural district, and large markets and fairs are held . There are
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works for the manufacture of oil-cake .
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Driffield is of high antiquity, and numerous tumuli are seen in the vicinity, while there is an excellent private antiquarian museum in the town .

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