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BARKSTONE-ASH, a wapentake in W. R. Yorkshire; bounded on the S by the river Aire, on the E by the river Ouse, on the N by the river Wharfe. It contains 4 market towns, 18 parishes, and 48 townships; and is cut into two divisions, Lower and Upper. Acres, of L. B., 43,852. Pop. in 1851, 13,544. Acres of U. B., 40,941. Pop. in 1851, 13,688. Pop. of both in 1861, 27,866. Houses, 6,049.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a wapentake" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Barkston |
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