Hang West

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File:Hang West Wapentake - Yorkshire.svg

Hang West Wapentake shown within the North Riding and Yorkshire

Hang West is a wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Surrounding wapentakes are Hang East to the east; West Gilling to the north; and to the south in the West Riding: Staincliffe and Ewcross and Claro. There is a short border with Westmorland to the west. Hang West had a population of 10,933 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

Aysgarth
Catterick (Hudswell township)^*
Coverham
Downholme
East Witton
Finghall
Grinton (part)
Hauxwell
Hornby (Hunton township)^†
Middleham
Patrick Brompton (Hunton township)^†
Spennithorne
Thornton Steward
Wensley

^*: Remainder in Hang East and East Gilling.
^†: Remainder in Hang East.

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Wapentakes of Yorkshire

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

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