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Holderness
Holderness
is an area of the
East Riding of Yorkshire
, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was
marshland
until it was drained in the
Middle Ages
.
Topographically
, Holderness has more in common with the
Netherlands
than other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the
Yorkshire Wolds
.
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