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'''Agbrigg and Morley''' is a wapentake of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. It is the most populous | [[File:Agbrigg Wapentake - Yorkshire.svg|thumb|250px|Agbrigg Wapentake shown within the West Riding and Yorkshire]] | ||
'''Agbrigg and Morley''' is a combined wapentake of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. Taken as a single wapentake, It is the most populous, with a population of 1,470,208 in 2011. In census reports, it is divided into the Agbrigg Division and the Morley Division, which are often considered wapentakes in their own right.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yaZfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA3|title=The New Yorkshire Gazetteer, Or Topographical Dictionary|author=Stephen Reynolds Clarke |publisher=H. Teesdale & Company|date=1828}}</ref> | |||
==Agbrigg== | ==Agbrigg== | ||
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*[[Almondbury]] | *[[Almondbury]] | ||
*[[Batley]] (Batley and Morley)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Batley]] (Batley and Morley)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Crofton]] | *[[Crofton, Yorkshire|Crofton]] | ||
*[[Dewsbury]] (Dewsbury, Ossett and Soothill)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Dewsbury]] (Dewsbury, Ossett and Soothill)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[East Ardsley]] | *[[East Ardsley]] | ||
*[[Emley]] | *[[Emley, Yorkshire|Emley]] | ||
*[[Featherstone]] (Acton and Whitwood)<sup>†</sup> | *[[Featherstone]] (Acton and Whitwood)<sup>†</sup> | ||
*[[Huddersfield]] | *[[Huddersfield]] | ||
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==Morley== | ==Morley== | ||
[[File:Morley Wapentake - Yorkshire.svg|thumb|250px|Morley Wapentake shown within the West Riding and Yorkshire]] | |||
The Morley Division includes: | The Morley Division includes: | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 15 June 2023
Agbrigg and Morley is a combined wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Taken as a single wapentake, It is the most populous, with a population of 1,470,208 in 2011. In census reports, it is divided into the Agbrigg Division and the Morley Division, which are often considered wapentakes in their own right.[1]
Agbrigg
The Agbrigg Division includes the ancient parishes of:
- Almondbury
- Batley (Batley and Morley)*
- Crofton
- Dewsbury (Dewsbury, Ossett and Soothill)*
- East Ardsley
- Emley
- Featherstone (Acton and Whitwood)†
- Huddersfield
- Kirkburton
- Kirkheaton
- Methley
- Mirfield
- Normanton
- Rothwell
- Rochdale (part)‡
- Sandal Magna
- Thornhill
- Wakefield
- Warmfield
- West Ardsley
*: Remainder in Morley.
†: Remainder in Osgoldcross.
‡: Remainder in Lancashire.
Morley
The Morley Division includes:
*: Remainder in Agbrigg.
†: Remainder in Skyrack.
References
- ↑ Stephen Reynolds Clarke (1828). "The New Yorkshire Gazetteer, Or Topographical Dictionary". H. Teesdale & Company. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yaZfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA3.
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East Riding: Buckrose • Dickering • Harthill • Holderness • Howdenshire • Ouse and Derwent • North Riding: Allertonshire • Birdforth • Bulmer • East Gilling • Hallikeld • Hang East • Hang West • Langbaurgh • Pickering Lythe • Ryedale • West Gilling • Whitby Strand • West Riding: Agbrigg and Morley (Agbrigg, Morley) • Ainsty • Barkston Ash • Claro • Osgoldcross • Skyrack • Staincliffe and Ewcross (Staincliffe, Ewcross) • Staincross • Strafforth and Tickhill |