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Wolds

British  
/ wəʊldz /

plural noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Charlie Dewhirst, who represents Bridlington and The Wolds, called on the government to publish a strategy to improve social mobility for young white men living in poorer communities.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

Mike Padgett lives down the road from Market Weighton in the village of Sancton on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, an area popular with walkers.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2023

He spotted on butterfly distribution maps that there were no marbled whites across a 90-mile swath between the Midlands and the Yorkshire Wolds.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020

Mr. Jacks gives us, in his "Human Studies," one of a shepherd on the Wolds, the counterpart of my postman.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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