Staincliffe and Ewcross

Staincliffe and Ewcross is a wapentake in the very north-west of the West Riding of Yorkshire, adjacent to the borders with Lancashire and Westmorland. 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:

• Bentham
• Clapham
• Horton in Ribblesdale
• Sedbergh
• Thornton-in-Lonsdale (except Ireby)^*

^*: In Lancashire.

Staincliffe

Staincliffe includes the ancient parishes of:

• Addingham (except Beamsley in Addingham)^*
• Arncliffe
• Barnoldswick
• Bolton-by-Bowland
• Broughton
• Burnsall
• Carleton
• Gargrave
• Giggleswick
• Gisburn
• Keighley
• Kettlewell
• Kildwick
• Kirkby Malhamdale
• Linton
• Long Preston
• Marton
• Mitton
• Sawley
• Skipton (except Beamsley in Skipton and Hazlewood with Storiths)^*
• Slaidburn
• Thornton-in-Craven
• Tosside (ex. par.)
• Whalley (part)^†

^*: In Claro wapentake.
^†: Mostly in Lancashire.