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'''Claro''' was a [[wapentake]] of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It was split into two divisions. The Upper Division included the [[parish]]es of [[Farnham, |
'''Claro''' was a [[wapentake]] of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It was split into two divisions. The Upper Division included the [[parish]]es of [[Farnham, North Yorkshire|Farnham]], [[Fewston]], [[Hampsthwaite]], [[Kirkby Malzeard]] and [[Pannal]] and parts of [[Aldborough, North Yorkshire|Aldborough]], [[Knaresborough]], [[Otley]], [[Little Ouseburn]], [[Ripley, North Yorkshire|Ripley]], [[Ripon]], [[Wetherby]] and [[Whixley]], many of which formed [[exclave]]s. The Lower Division included the parishes of [[Allerton Mauleverer]], [[Goldsborough, Harrogate|Goldsborough]], [[Hunsingore]], [[Kirk Deighton]], [[Kirkby Overblow]], [[Leathley]], [[Spofforth with Stockeld]], [[Weston, North Yorkshire|Weston]] and parts of [[Addingham]], [[Aldborough, North Yorkshire|Aldborough]], [[Harewood, West Yorkshire|Harewood]], [[Ilkley]], [[Kirk Hammerton]], Otley, Ripley and Whixley. |
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| ⚫ | At the time of the [[Domesday Book]] the wapentake was known as '''Burghshire''', named from its meeting place at Aldborough. In the 12th century the name was changed to Claro, from Claro Hill near [[Coneythorpe]], presumably its meeting place.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=A. H.|authorlink=Albert Hugh Smith|title=The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire|volume=5|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1961|page=1}}</ref> |
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Claro wapentake is exceptional because it is one of the few hundreds or wapentakes to have divisions with exclaves. The historic reasons for the situation are obscure but are likely based on patterns of settlement and transportation. |
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The area of the wapentake now falls almost entirely within the [[Borough of Harrogate|district of Harrogate]] in [[North Yorkshire]]. |
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 16 November 2023
Claro was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. 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, many of which formed exclaves. The Lower Division included the parishes of Allerton Mauleverer, Goldsborough, Hunsingore, Kirk Deighton, Kirkby Overblow, Leathley, Spofforth with Stockeld, Weston and parts of Addingham, Aldborough, Harewood, Ilkley, Kirk Hammerton, Otley, Ripley and Whixley.
At the time of the Domesday Book the wapentake was known as Burghshire, named from its meeting place at Aldborough. In the 12th century the name was changed to Claro, from Claro Hill near Coneythorpe, presumably its meeting place.[1]
Claro wapentake is exceptional because it is one of the few hundreds or wapentakes to have divisions with exclaves. The historic reasons for the situation are obscure but are likely based on patterns of settlement and transportation.
The area of the wapentake now falls almost entirely within the district of Harrogate in North Yorkshire.
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 1.
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