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A SYSTEM

OF

GEOGRAPHY.

POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC,

OR.

A PHYSICAL, POLITICAL, AND STATISTICAL ACCOUNT

OF THE

WORLD AND ITS VARIOUS DIVISIONS.

BY JAMES BELL,

AUTHOR OF CRITICAL RESEARCHES IN GEOGRAPHY, EDITOR OF ROLLIN'S ANCIENT HISTORY,

&c. &c.

ILLUSTRATED BY A COMPLETE SERIES OF MAPS, AND
OTHER ENGRAVINGS.

VOLUME III.

GLASGOW:

ARCHIBALD FULLARTON AND CO.;

W. TAIT, EDINBURGH; W. CURRY, JUN., & CO.,

SIMPKIN & MARSHALL, AND W. S. orr, londoN.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME THIRD,

ENGLAND & WALES.

VIII, 65-Edward VI.-Mary.-Elizabeth, 67—

James I. 68-Charles I.-The commonwealth,

70-Charles II.-James II. 71-The Revolu-

tion-King William, 72—Anne, 73.

CHAP. II. TOPOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS-Divisions in

Alfred's time- Ridings- Hundreds, 73-

Wards-Parishes-Cities-Towns, &c. defin-

ed-Present Divisions of Counties, 74-Coun-

ties Palatine-Berwick upon Tweed-Isle of

Man-Jersey, Guernsey, &c. 76.

CHAP. III, PHYSICAL FEATURES-MOUNTAINS-

RIVERS COASTS-Mountains,76-The Cheviot

Hills Cumberland Hill-Welsh Mountains,

77-Rivers, 78-The Thames-The Severn-

The Mersey, 79-The Dee-The Tyne-The

Trent-The Humber-The Medway-Lakes

-Canals, 80-Coasts-Western Coast, 81-

Southern Coast-Eastern Coast, 82.

CHAP. IV. Climate-Soils-Strata-Minerals-Ani-

mal and Vegetable Kingdoms, 83-Average

quantity of Rain and Dew-Temperature-

Winds-State of the Barometer, 84-Soils-

Strata-Minerals, 85-Mineral Springs-Ani-

mal Kingdom-Vegetable Kingdom, 86.

CHAP. V. AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES-Sect.

I.-Agriculture-Northern Counties, 87-

Counties bordering on Wales, 88-Midland

District, 89-Eastern District, 91-South-

Eastern District-Southern Counties, 91-

South-Western Counties-Wales, 95-Sect.

II.-Manufactures-Northern Counties, 95-

Counties bordering on Wales, 96-Midland

District. 97-South-Fastorn District-South-

ern Counties: 98-South-Westery Counties

Eastern District ́aies, 99..

CHAP. VI. CHIEF CITIES AND TOWNS-City of Lon-

don-Name and History, 99 Municipal

Government, 100--Commerce c'opulation-

Calculation of London Consumption, 104-

Edifices, 103-Liverpool, 105Marchester-

Birmingham Bristol, 109Leeds-York—

Oxford, 110-Cambridge-Minor Cities and

Towns, 111- Welsh Towns - - Population

Table, 112.

CHAP. VII. NATIONAL CHARACTER-MANNERS AND

CUSTOMS LANGUAGE LITERATURE, 114-

English Language-English Literature, 116–

Welsh Language and Literature, 121.

CHAP. VIII. RELIGION-Historical sketch of the In-

troduction of Christianity into Britain, 122-

The Druids, note, 122-The Anglo-Saxons

and Danes, note, 124-Ecclesiastical Govern-

ment of England and Wales, 132-Plurality

of Benefices-Ecclesiastical Statistics, 134.

CHAP. IX. ENGLISH ISLANDS-Wight-Guernsey→→

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