Claro

Claro Wapentake shown within the West Riding and Yorkshire

Claro is a wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, adjacent to the North Riding. It is bounded by Hang West and Hang East in the North Riding to the north; by Hallikeld in the North Riding to the north-east; by Bulmer in the North Riding to the east; by the Ainsty to the south-east; by Barkston Ash and Skyrack to the south; and by Staincliffe to the west. In 2011, it had a population of 165,681.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

• Addingham (Beamsley in Addingham township)^*
• Aldborough (part)^†
• Allerton Mauleverer
• Burton Leonard
• Cowthorpe
• Farnham
• Fewston
• Goldsborough
• Great Ouseburn
• Hampsthwaite
• Harewood (Dunkeswick and Weeton townships)^‡
• Haverah Park (ex. par.)
• Hunsingore
• Ilkley (except Ilkley township)^‡
• Kirk Deighton
• Kirk Hammerton (except Wilstrop township)^§
• Kirkby Malzeard
• Kirkby Overblow
• Knaresborough
• Leathley
• Little Ouseburn
• Marton
• Nidd
• Nun Monkton
• Otley (Little Timble and Newall with Clifton townships)^‡
• Pannal
• Ripley
• Ripon
• Skipton (Beamsly in Skipton and Hazlewood with Storiths townships)^*
• South Stainley
• Spofforth
• Staveley
• Warsill (ex. par.)

^*: Remainder in Staincliffe.
^†: Ellenthorpe, part of Lower Dunsforth and part of Upper Dunsforth with Branton in Bulmer wapentake (N. R.)
^‡: Remainder in Skyrack.
^§: In the Ainsty.