Allertonshire or Allerton was a
wapentake
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and
liberty
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in the
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding. The riding's highest point was at Mickle Fell at .
From the Restoration it was used as a lieutenancy area, having b ...
,
England
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.
Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire ...
, current name of Allerton, was historically associated with the Bishopric of
Durham, being an ecclesiastical
peculiar and exclave until the 19th century.
The shire's central location in the
North Riding (1889-1974) and its successor
North Yorkshire
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(1974–present) allowed the town to become the administrative centre for both counties.
The contiguous part of the wapentake included the ancient parishes of:
*
Birkby
*
Kirby Sigston
*
Leake
*Northallerton
*
Osmotherley
*
North Otterington
*
Thornton-le-Street
The wapentake also included exclaves of:
*the
extra parochial area of
Hutton Conyers
*the parish of
West Rounton
*the parish of
Sessay
*the Yorkshire part of the parish of
Sockburn (townships of
Girsby and
Over Dinsdale)
The wapentake also included part of the parish of
Kirklington,
GENUKI. Kirklington: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890.
/ref> including the vill of Howgrave.
See also
* Hallamshire
Hallamshire (or Hallam) is the historical name for an area of South Yorkshire, England, approximating to the current City of Sheffield local government area.
The origin of the name is uncertain. The English Place-Name Society describe "Hall ...
* Howdenshire
* Hullshire
* Winchcombeshire
References
Wapentakes of the North Riding of Yorkshire
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