Staincliffe and Ewcross
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:
- 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.
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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 |
