Claro

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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:

*: 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.

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