Barkston Ash was a
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
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, lieu ...
, named after the meeting-place at the village of
Barkston. It included the
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
es of
Birkin,
Bramham cum Oglethorpe
Bramham cum Oglethorpe is a civil parish forming part of the City of Leeds in the English county of West Yorkshire.
The main settlement in the parish is Bramham, West Yorkshire, Bramham. It was a Township (England), township and became a civil ...
,
Brayton,
Drax,
Kirk Fenton,
Ledsham,
Monk Fryston
Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby District, Selby, i ...
,
Saxton with Scarthingwell and
Sherburn-in-Elmet
Sherburn in Elmet (pronounced ) is a town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Selby and south of Tadcaster.
It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 i ...
and parts of
Brotherton
Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is on a border with the City of Wakefield and West Yorkshire (here formed by the River Aire).
History
Brotherton was historically part of the Wes ...
,
Kirkby Wharfe,
Ryther,
Snaith
Snaith is a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, close to the River Aire and the M62 motorway, M62 and M18 motorway, M18 motorways, west of Goole, east of Knottingley, south of Selby, southwest of Howden and northwest of ...
and
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
Wapentakes of the West Riding of Yorkshire
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