Hang West

Hang West was a Wapentake (Hundred) in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Hang West
Wapentake
Wapentakes of North Yorkshire. Hang West is labelled as number 2.
Subdivisions
 • Type12 parishes

The Wapentake measured 25 miles (40 km) across (from west to east) and was 13 miles (21 km) from north to south. It was bordered on its eastern side by Hang East, the West Riding of Yorkshire on the southern side with Westmorland and the West Riding on the Western side.[1]

Etymology

The name of Hang West name derives from the meeting place of the Wapentake, which was situated at Hang Bank, halfway between Hutton Hang and the village of Finghall. The name of the wapentake is first attested in 1157 as Hangeschire. Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word hængra ('wooded slope').[2]

Settlements

The table below lists the settlements within the Hang West Wapentake. These are as listed in Bulmer's North Riding.[3]

Yorkshire Administrative Map 1832. Hang West is a pale green colour on the top left
Abbotside High Constable Burton Middleham
Abbotside Low Coverham with Agglethorpe Newbiggin
Askrigg Downholme Preston-under-Scar
Aysgarth Ellerton Abbey Redmire
Bainbridge Finghall with Hutton Hang and Akebar Scrafton West
Barden Garriston Spennithorne
Bellerby Grinton[note 1] Stainton
Bishopdale Harmby Thoraldby
Brompton Patrick[note 2][note 3][4] Hauxwell East Thornton Rust
Burton-cum-Walden Hauxwell West Thornton Steward
Caldbridge with East Scrafton Hawes Walburn
Canton Hudswell Wensley
Carlton Highdale Hunton Witton East Within
Carperby Leyburn Witton West Without
Castle Bolton Melmerby Witton West

Notes
  1. Only a small part of Grinton was in Hang West
  2. Now known as Patrick Brompton
  3. Was only partly in Hang West; most of the village was in Hang East

References
  1. White, William (1840). History, gazetteer, and directory, of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire. Sheffield: William White. p. 601. OCLC 319907952.
  2. Smith, A H (1928). The place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire (PDF) (1 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 228-29. OCLC 906264189.
  3. "Genuki: NRY HISTORY CONTENTS: , Yorkshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. "Vision of Britain | 1811 Census: Preliminary | Title and Contents Pages". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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