21 MARCH 1958, Page 18

WEBSTER'S WORLD

SIR,—Strix should not be surprised that Webster's Geographical DictiOnary of Names of Places with Geographical and Historical Information and Pro- nunciations does not identify York as 'the county borough of Yorkshire,' for there is no such animal. The three Ridings do, of course, have their respective county towns.—Yours faithfully,

MEREDITH WHITTAKER Mercury Office, Scarborough