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'''Barkston Ash''' is a [[wapentake]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]], adjacent to the border with the [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]]. It is bounded by the [[Ainsty]] to the north; by [[Claro]] to the north-west; by [[Skyrack]] to the west; by [[Osgoldcross]] to the south; and by [[Howdenshire]] and [[Ouse and Derwent]] in the East Riding to the east. It is named after the meeting-place at the village of [[Barkston Ash|Barkston]]. It had a population of 67,225 in 2011. | '''Barkston Ash''' is a [[wapentake]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]], adjacent to the border with the [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]]. It is bounded by the [[Ainsty]] to the north; by [[Claro]] to the north-west; by [[Skyrack]] to the west; by [[Osgoldcross]] to the south; and by [[Howdenshire]] and [[Ouse and Derwent]] in the East Riding to the east. It is named after the meeting-place at the village of [[Barkston Ash|Barkston]]. It had a population of 67,225 in 2011. | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 20 October 2019
Barkston Ash is a wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, adjacent to the border with the East Riding. It is bounded by the Ainsty to the north; by Claro to the north-west; by Skyrack to the west; by Osgoldcross to the south; and by Howdenshire and Ouse and Derwent in the East Riding to the east. It is named after the meeting-place at the village of Barkston. It had a population of 67,225 in 2011.
The wapentake includes the ancient parishes of:
- Birkin
- Bramham
- Brayton
- Brotherton
- Cawood
- Church Fenton
- Drax
- Kirby Wharfe
- Ledsham
- Monk Fryston
- Newton Kyme
- Ryther
- Saxton
- Selby
- Sherburn in Elmet
- Snaith (Carlton township)*
- Tadcaster (Tadcaster West, Hazelwood and Sutton)†
- Wistow
*: Remainder in Osgoldcross.
†: Remainder in the Ainsty.
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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 |
