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SKYRACK, a wapentake in W. R. Yorkshire; bounded on the N, by the river Wharfe,-on the S by the river Aire; containing 13 parishes and parts of three others; and cut into two divisions, lower and upper. Acres, 37,723 and 55,686. Pop. in 1851, 13,209 and 44,244; in 1861, 60,225. Houses, 12,497.
(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: | Skyrack |
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