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'''Allertonshire''' or '''Allerton''' is a [[wapentake]] in the [[North Riding of | '''Allertonshire''' or '''Allerton''' is a [[wapentake]] in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]] and was formerly a liberty belonging to the [[Bishop of Durham]]. | ||
The wapentake is named after [[Northallerton]] (historically "Allerton"), its chief town. The wapentake was once vested in the [[Bishop of Durham]] as a liberty, and remained an ecclesiastical peculiar belonging to Durham until the 19th century. | The wapentake is named after [[Northallerton]] (historically "Allerton"), its chief town. The wapentake was once vested in the [[Bishop of Durham]] as a liberty, and remained an ecclesiastical peculiar belonging to Durham until the 19th century. | ||
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<sup>*</sup>: Remainder of Hornby in [[Langbaurgh]] | <sup>*</sup>: Remainder of Hornby in [[Langbaurgh Wapentake]]; Great Smeaton township in [[East Gilling]].<br /> | ||
<sup>†</sup>: Remainder in [[Hallikeld]] wapentake.<br /> | <sup>†</sup>: Remainder in [[Hallikeld]] wapentake.<br /> | ||
<sup>‡</sup>: In [[Birdforth Wapentake]].<br /> | <sup>‡</sup>: In [[Birdforth Wapentake]].<br /> | ||
<sup>§</sup>: Remainder in County Durham.<br /> | <sup>§</sup>: Remainder in [[County Durham]].<br /> | ||
[[Category:Wapentakes of Yorkshire]] | [[Category:Wapentakes of Yorkshire]] | ||
[[Category:Wapentakes of the North Riding of Yorkshire]] | [[Category:Wapentakes of the North Riding of Yorkshire]] | ||
[[Category:Pseudo-shires]] | [[Category:Pseudo-shires]] | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 15 September 2019
Allertonshire or Allerton is a wapentake in the North Riding of Yorkshire and was formerly a liberty belonging to the Bishop of Durham.
The wapentake is named after Northallerton (historically "Allerton"), its chief town. The wapentake was once vested in the Bishop of Durham as a liberty, and remained an ecclesiastical peculiar belonging to Durham until the 19th century.
In 2011, Allertonshire had a population of 22,265.
The wapentake includes the ancient parishes of:
- Birkby
- Great Smeaton (Hornby township, part)*
- Hutton Conyers (ex. par.)
- Kirby Sigston
- Kirklington (Howgrave township)†
- Leake
- Northallerton
- North Otterington (except Thornton-le-Moor)‡
- Osmotherley
- Pickhill (Holme township)†
- North Otterington
- Thornton-le-Street
- Sessay
- Sockburn (townships of Girsby and Over Dinsdale)§
- Wath (Norton Conyers township)†
- West Rounton
*: Remainder of Hornby in Langbaurgh Wapentake; Great Smeaton township in East Gilling.
†: Remainder in Hallikeld wapentake.
‡: In Birdforth Wapentake.
§: Remainder in County Durham.