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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:
 
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
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* [[Aslacoe Wapentake]]
* Corringham Hundred
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* [[Corringham Wapentake]]
* Manley Wapentake (Eastern, Northern, and Western divisions)  
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* [[Manley Wapentake]] (Eastern, Northern, and Western divisions)  
* Lawress Wapentake
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* [[Lawress Wapentake]]
* Well Wapentake
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* [[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.
 
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.
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==See also==
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*[[North Riding of Lindsey]]
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*[[South Riding of Lindsey]]
  
 
[[Category:Lincolnshire]]
 
[[Category:Lincolnshire]]
 
[[Category:Lindsey]]
 
[[Category:Lindsey]]

Revision as of 15:14, 13 June 2019

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:

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.

See also