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The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding . The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York and as such was named "West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York". [ 2 ]
Wapentakes of the West Riding, England. Ewecross is labelled 1 on the map. The historical area [1] of Ewecross or Ewcross is a district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [2] It included the parishes of Bentham, Clapham, Horton in Ribblesdale and Sedbergh and parts of Thornton in Lonsdale. [3]
Yorkshire gives its name to four modern ceremonial counties: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, which together cover most of the historic county. [ a ] Yorkshire Day is observed annually on 1 August and is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire , including its history and dialect . [ 4 ]
Wapentakes of the West Riding. Staincross is labelled 12 on the map. Staincross was a Wapentake, which is an administrative division (or ancient district), [1] in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It consisted of seven parishes, and included the towns of Barnsley and Penistone
Claro was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was split into two divisions. It was split into two divisions. The Upper Division included the parishes of Farnham , Fewston , Hampsthwaite , Kirkby Malzeard and Pannal and parts of Aldborough , Knaresborough , Otley , Little Ouseburn , Ripley , Ripon , Wetherby and Whixley ...
Giggleswick, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lies on the B6480 road, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of the town of Settle and divided from it by the River Ribble. It is the site of Giggleswick School. The village belonged to the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. [2]
Wapentakes of the West Riding. Agbrigg is labelled 11 on the map, and Morley is labelled 6. Agbrigg and Morley was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The main purpose of the wapentake was the administration of justice by a local court. At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Agbrigg and Morley were separate wapentakes.
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wakefield district and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 Census.