Whitby Strand

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Whitby Strand Wapentake shown within the North Riding and Yorkshire

Whitby Strand is a wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Adjacent wapentakes are Pickering Lythe to the south and west; and Langbaurgh to the north. Whitby Strand had a population of 18,460 in 2011.

The wapentake takes its name from the town of Whitby, which it contains.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

• Fylingdales
• Hackness
• Sneaton
• Whitby (except Aislaby)^*

^*: In Langbaurgh wapentake. Aislaby is sometimes included with the rest of Whitby in Whitby Strand.