The Ainsty Bounds Walk is a 44-mile (71 km) long-distance footpath mostly in
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
, England, with a short section in
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
. It follows the boundaries of the ancient
wapentake
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of ...
of The
Ainsty
The Ainsty or the Ainsty of York was a historic district of Yorkshire, England, west of the city of York. Originally a wapentake or subdivision of the West Riding of Yorkshire it later had a unique status as a rural area controlled by the corpo ...
, between the rivers
Wharfe,
Nidd
Nidd is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the village taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 168. It is situated 3 miles north of Harrogate, east of Ripley, North ...
and
Ouse
Ouse ( ) may refer to:
Places Rivers in England
* River Ouse, Yorkshire
* River Ouse, Sussex
* River Great Ouse, Northamptonshire and East Anglia
** River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River Great Ouse
Other places
* Ouse, Tasmania, a town ...
, and passes through the towns of
Boston Spa
Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and th ...
,
Wetherby
Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately from Leeds city centre, from ...
,
Moor Monkton
Moor Monkton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Nidd and north-west from York city centre.
History
Moor Monkton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a small settlement b ...
, the outskirts of
York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
, and
Bolton Percy
Bolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305 in 115 households, reducing marginally to 304 at the 2011 census. The village is about east of Tadca ...
.
As a circular walk it can be walked from any point, but it is considered to start and finish at
Tadcaster
Tadcaster is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, north-east of Leeds and south-west of York.
Its historical importance from Roman times onward was largely as the lowest road crossing-point o ...
.
References
Further reading
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External links
Long Distance Walkers Association: Ainsty Bounds Walk
Footpaths in North Yorkshire
Long-distance footpaths in England
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