Barkston Ash (wapentake)

Barkston Ash (wapentake)

Barkston Ash was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, named after the meeting-place at the village of Barkston. It included the parishes of Birkin, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Brayton, Drax, Kirk Fenton, Ledsham, Monk Fryston, Saxton with Scarthingwell and Sherburn-in-Elmet and parts of Brotherton, Kirkby Wharfe, Ryther, Snaith and Tadcaster.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Barkston Ash — is a small village close to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. Until recently it was officially called Barkston. A local legend has it that the ash tree which stands in the centre of the village and gives it its name also marks the exact centre… …   Wikipedia

  • West Riding of Yorkshire — For the former parliamentary constituency, see West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency). County of York, West Riding Motto: Audi consilium (Heed Council)[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Osgoldcross (UK Parliament constituency) — Osgoldcross Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1885 (1885)–1918 (1918) …   Wikipedia

  • Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire Type = County Year = 1868 Abolition = 1885 members = twoEastern West Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency covering part of the historic West Riding of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of hundreds of England and Wales — This is a list of hundreds of England and Wales. Most English counties were divided into hundreds from the late Saxon period and they were effectively abolished under the Local Government Act of 1894.Fact|date=February 2007 In some areas,… …   Wikipedia

  • Sherburn-in-Elmet — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption = All Saints Church latitude = 53.7973 longitude = 1.2331 official name = Sherburn in Elmet population = 6,221 (2001) shire district = Selby shire county = North Yorkshire region =… …   Wikipedia

  • Clifford, West Yorkshire — Coordinates: 53°53′34″N 1°21′05″W / 53.8928°N 1.3515°W / 53.8928; 1.3515 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”