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<sup>†</sup>: Mostly in Lancashire.
<sup>†</sup>: Mostly in Lancashire.


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[[Category:Wapentakes of the West Riding of Yorkshire]]

Revision as of 10:54, 22 October 2019

Ewcross Wapentake shown within the West Riding and Yorkshire

Staincliffe and Ewcross is a combined wapentake in the very north-west of the West Riding of Yorkshire, adjacent to the borders with Lancashire and Westmorland. Considered as a single wapentake, It had a population of 144,877 in 2011. Staincliffe and Ewcross are often considered wapentakes in their own right. To the east lie Hang West, Claro and Skyrack, with Agbrigg and Morley to the south.

Ewcross

Ewcross is the northern of the two parts, and includes the ancient parishes of:

*: In Lancashire.

Staincliffe

Staincliffe Wapentake shown within the West Riding and Yorkshire

Staincliffe includes the ancient parishes of:

*: In Claro wapentake.
: Mostly in Lancashire.

Wapentakes of Yorkshire

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