History [edit]. A product resembling masonite (hardboard) was first made in England in 1898 by hot-pressing waste paper. Masonite was patented in 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi, by William H. Mason, who was a friend and protege protÃ©gÃ© of Inventor Thomas. Edison mass production started in. 1929 in the 1930s and, 1940s masonite was used for many applications including, doors, roofing, walls, desktops and. canoes
Warwickshire, Westmoreland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire. * Many individuals and groups in Cornwall maintain that Cornwall is not a part of England and assert that constitutionally it is a Duchy and nation of the UK. Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of England.6,000 square miles (15,000 sq km). Population 5 Million. County Town (capital): York. In 1974 Yorshire was divided into three smaller counties-West, North and East Riding. North Yorkshire is still Englands Largest county after the split in 1974.s well as being divide into counties, England is also broken up into regions. There are 86 historic (or traditional) Counties of Great Britain, which have, of those in England, been in existence for over 800 years (many for centuries longer).
South West England is one of nine official regions of England. It is the largest such region in area, covering 9,200 square miles (23,800 km 2) and comprising Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.t is also well known as the home of the Eden Project, Aardman Animations, the Glastonbury Festival, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, trip hop music and Cornwall's surfing beaches. The region has by far the longest coastline in England, and is well known for its traditional seaside fishing towns.