Wolds

British

/ wəʊldz /

plural noun

a range of chalk hills in NE England: consists of the Yorkshire Wolds to the north, separated from the Lincolnshire Wolds by the Humber estuary

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Colin was born in a farm cottage more or less opposite the village shop and has lived in Little Weighton, a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds, ever since.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Charlie Dewhirst, MP for Bridlington and The Wolds, has raised Mr Crockford's case with the Department of Health and the hospital trust.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Mr Ellis had been riding out to the Yorkshire Wolds with his dad - who shared his love of motorbikes - at the time of the crash on 24 July 2020, police said.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2022

Driving each day across the Wolds, he was struck by “the living aspect of the landscape”.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2017

The Yorkshire Wolds similarly terminate seaward in the noble promontory of Flamborough Head.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

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