Barkston Ash Wapentake

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Barkston Ash Wapentake shown within the West Riding and Yorkshire

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
• Kirkby 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.