Wolds are open tracts of hilly uplands in southern and central England. They are typically chalk and limestone hills, similar to downs, with varying surface soils deposited when the glaciers of the Ice Age melted. The main English wolds are the Lincolnshire Wolds, the Yorkshire Wolds, and the Cotswolds. Most of these regions are farmland. People do not always use the word wolds as a precise geographical term. The word comes from the Old English word weald, meaning forest. More »
Ailsa Craig is a small, rocky island 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of the Southern... More >>
Bog of Allen occupies about 375 square miles (970 square kilometers) of central Ireland. It... More >>
Cheviot Hills are a range of hills situated on the border of England and Scotland. The range... More >>
Goodwin Sands are a group of sandbanks off the east coast of Kent, England. They extend for 10... More >>
Gower Peninsula is a peninsula on the southern coast of Wales. It is also known as the Gwyr... More >>
Quantock Hills are a ridge of hills in western Somerset, England. The hills extend southward for... More >>
Wookey Hole, in Somerset, England, is a series of limestone caverns in the Mendip Hills near... More >>
Yorkshire Dales are beautiful valleys chiefly in North Yorkshire, England. Important dales, named... More >>