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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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In the North York Moors and parts of the Yorkshire Wolds, where the more severe amber warning is in place until 21:00 on Thursday, significant disruption is expected, the Met Office said.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

The North York Moors and even parts of the Yorkshire Wolds could potentially get up to 25cm by Thursday.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 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

Successive portions of this line of heights are known as the Western Downs, the White Horse Hills, the Chiltern Hills, the East Anglian Ridge, the Lincolnshire Wolds and the Yorkshire Wolds.

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

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