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The '''West Riding of Lindsey''' is a division of the [[Lindsey]] part of [[Lincolnshire]]. It consists of the north western part of the county, and includes the [[Isle of Axholme]] and the following hundreds:
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The '''West Riding of Lindsey''' is a division of the [[Lindsey]] part of [[Lincolnshire]]. It consists of the north-western part of the county, and includes the [[Isle of Axholme]] (which forms the western division of Manley Wapentake) and the following hundreds:
  
 
* Aslacoe Hundred
 
* Aslacoe Hundred
 
* Corringham Hundred
 
* Corringham Hundred
* Manley Hundred
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* Manley Wapentake (Eastern, Northern, and Western divisions)
 
* Lawress Wapentake
 
* Lawress Wapentake
 
* Well Wapentake
 
* Well Wapentake
  
The administrative centre of the riding was [[Kirton-in-Lindsey]].
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The administrative centre of the riding was [[Kirton-in-Lindsey]]. It is the most populous of the ridings, with a population of 242,172 as of the 2011 census. It covers an area of 461 square miles.
  
 
[[Category:Lincolnshire]]
 
[[Category:Lincolnshire]]
 
[[Category:Lindsey]]
 
[[Category:Lindsey]]

Revision as of 17:46, 14 September 2018

The West Riding of Lindsey is a division of the Lindsey part of Lincolnshire. It consists of the north-western part of the county, and includes the Isle of Axholme (which forms the western division of Manley Wapentake) and the following hundreds:

  • Aslacoe Hundred
  • Corringham Hundred
  • Manley Wapentake (Eastern, Northern, and Western divisions)
  • Lawress Wapentake
  • Well Wapentake

The administrative centre of the riding was Kirton-in-Lindsey. It is the most populous of the ridings, with a population of 242,172 as of the 2011 census. It covers an area of 461 square miles.