- Strafforth and Tickhill
Strafforth and Tickhill, originally known as Strafforth, was the southernmost
wapentake in theWest Riding of Yorkshire ,England . The west of the district, plus a detached area in the east, constituted the Upper Division, while the central area and a detached part in the extreme east constituted the Lower Division.Parish es in the Upper Division included Aston,Barnby Dun ,Braithwell ,Conisbrough ,Dinnington ,Ecclesfield ,Firbeck , Handsworth, Harthill, Hatfield,Hooton Roberts ,Laughton-en-le-Morthen ,Maltby ,Ravenfield ,Rawmarsh ,Rotherham ,Sheffield ,South Anston ,Sprotborough ,Thorpe Salvin ,Thrybergh ,Todwick ,Treeton , Wales,Wath-upon-Dearne , Whiston,Wickersley and parts ofFinningley .The Lower Division included the parishes of
Adwick-le-Street ,Adwick-upon-Dearne ,Arksey ,Armthorpe ,Bolton-upon-Dearne ,Brodsworth , Darfield,Doncaster ,Fishlake ,High Melton ,Hooton Pagnell ,Kirk Sandal ,Mexborough ,Rossington ,Thorne ,Thurnscoe ,Tickhill , Wadworth,Warmsworth , parts ofBlyth, Nottinghamshire and theextra-parochial area ofHampole .The original meeting place of the wapentake is unknown, but may have been the future site of
Conisbrough Castle . [David Hey, "Medieval South Yorkshire"]References
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