Hallikeld

Hallikeld Wapentake shown within the North Riding and Yorkshire

Hallikeld is a wapentake in the North Riding of Yorkshire, adjacent to the West Riding. It forms the south-easternmost part of Richmondshire and had a population of 9,871 in 2011. It is bounded by Birdforth to the east; by Bulmer to the south-east; by Claro in the West Riding to the south; by Hang East to the north-east; and by East Gilling to the north. It contains detached parts of Allertonshire, as well as detached parts of Claro (W. R.).

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

• Bedale (Langthorne)^*
• Brafferton
• Burneston
• Cundall (except Fawdington)^†
• Kirby Hill
• Kirklington (part)^‡
• Pickhill (except Holme)^§
• Topcliffe (part)^‖
• Wath (except Norton Conyers)^§
• West Tanfield

^*: Remainder in Hang East.
^†: In Birdforth wapentake.
^‡: Except those parts in Claro wapentake (W. R.).
^§: In Allertonshire.
^‖: Mostly in Birdforth wapentake.