This is a list of wapentakes in Yorkshire. The wapentakes of Ewcross, Osgoldcross and Staincross, were believed to have their meeting places marked with a cross.
North Riding of Yorkshire 1. Gilling West 2. Hang West 3. Gilling East 4. Hang East 5. Allertonshire 6. Halikeld 7. Langbaurgh West 8. Birdforth 9. Bulmer 10. Ryedale 11. Langbaurgh East 12. Whitby Strand 13. Pickering Lythe
East Riding of Yorkshire 1. Ouse and Derwent 2. Buckrose 3. Harthill – Wilton Beacon Division 4. Harthill – Holme Beacon Division 5. Howdenshire 6. Harthill – Hunsley Beacon Division 7. Harthill – Bainton Beacon Division 8. Dickering 9. Holderness – North Division 10. Kingston-upon-Hull (county corporate) 11. Holderness – Middle Division 12. Holderness – South Division
West Riding of Yorkshire Ewcross Staincliffe – West Division Staincliffe – East Division Claro – Lower Division Strafforth and Tickhill – Lower Division Morley Skyrack – Upper Division Claro – Upper Division Skyrack – Lower Division Barkston Ash Agbrigg Staincross Osgoldcross Strafforth and Tickhill – Upper Division
Ainsty and the City of York
As York acted as the capital of Yorkshire and it is right in the centre at the junction of the three ridings, it (along with the wapentake of Ainsty) had its own neutral area, which was not part of any of the three ridings.
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