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DRIFFIELD (officially Great Driffield)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 579 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DIO-DRO
DRIFFIELD (officially Great Driffield) , a market town in the Buckrose
parliamentary
  division of the
East
  Riding of
Yorkshire
 , England, 191 m. N. by W. from Hull, the junction of several branch lines of the North Eastern railway. Pop. of urban
district
  (19or) 5766. It is pleasantly situated at the foot of the Wolds, and is connected with Hull by a navigable canal. The
church
  of All Saints is of various
dates
  from Norman onwards. The town is the centre of a
rich
  agricultural
district
 , and large markets and fairs are held. There are works for the manufacture of oil-cake. 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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