Wapentakes of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Buckrose was a

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of the historic

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, England consisting of the north-west part of the county; its territory is now partly in the modern East Riding and partly in

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. Established in medieval times, it ceased to have much significance in the 19th century when the wapentakes were succeeded by other administrative divisions for most local government purposes. Buckrose was formed from parishes of earlier wapentakes, including some from the Domesday-era wapentake of Toreshou. Buckrose consisted of the parishes of Acklam, Birdsall, Bugthorpe, Burythorpe, Cowlam,

Fridaythorpe Fridaythorpe is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of Pocklington town centre and lies on the A166 road. It is above sea level, making it th ...

Helperthorpe Helperthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Luttons, in North Yorkshire, England. The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it. The village is north west of Driffie ...

, Heslerton,

Kirby Grindalythe Kirby Grindalythe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about south-east of Malton. The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it. ...

Kirby Underdale Kirby Underdale is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of Pocklington town centre and lies north of the main A166 road from York to Driffield. The ...

, Langton, North Grimston, Norton,

Rillington Rillington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Rillington was mentioned in the Domesday Survey in 1086 and rural life was relatively unchanged until the coming of the railway in 1845. The village has two pubs the Coach ...

Scrayingham Scrayingham is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population was less than 100 at the 2011 census. Details are included in the civil parish of Howsham, North Yorkshire. The village is situated approximately north-eas ...

, Settrington, Sherburn,

Skirpenbeck Skirpenbeck is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated north-west of Stamford Bridge just north of the A166 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Skirpenbeck parish had a population of 192, an inc ...

Sledmere Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Driffield on the B1253 road. The village lies in a civil parish which is also officially called "Sledmere" by the Office for National Statistics, although th ...

, Thorpe Bassett,

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Westow Westow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Westow is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from the A64 road linking Leeds to the East Coast, west of the to ...

Wetwang Wetwang is a Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, west of Driffield on the A166 road. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 761, an increase on the 2001 census figure of 672. Name There ...

, Wharram-le-Street,

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Wintringham Wintringham is a new community forming part of St Neots, in the civil parish of St Neots, in the Huntingdonshire administrative district, of the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Wintringham is a phase 2 of Love's Farm, on the ...

and Yedingham. The only town in the wapentake was Norton. Buckrose gave its name to a

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which existed from 1885 to 1950; however, the Buckrose constituency extended well beyond the boundaries of the wapentake, and in fact took most of its electorate from towns in the neighbouring Dickering and Harthill wapentakes.

References

History of North Yorkshire History of the East Riding of Yorkshire Wapentakes of the East Riding of Yorkshire {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub