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.

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

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A collection of David Hockney's iPad drawings of the Yorkshire Wolds have been sold at auction for £6.2m.

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We are sitting in her small cottage in East Keal, a quiet village on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and just a stone's throw from a number of RAF stations.

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

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