Langbaurgh Wapentake
Coordinates: 54°34′45″N 1°02′03″W / 54.57923°N 1.03409°W
| Langbaurgh | |
|---|---|
| Wapentake | |
 Wapentakes of the North Riding of Yorkshire, in yellow. Langbaurgh is in red. | |
| History | |
| • Type | 41 Parishes |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Western and Eastern |
Langbaurgh /lɑːŋɡbɑːrθ/[1] was a liberty or wapentakes of Yorkshire, North Riding. It covered an area of the shire's north-eastern tip. The wapentake took its name from Langbaurgh hamlet, in present day Great Ayton parish.[2]
The name was re-used for the non-metropolitan district of Langbaurgh, later Langbaurgh-on-Tees, created in 1974, which covered the area of the eastern division. It has been known since 1996 as the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland.
Extent[]
The northern extent covering the south of the Tees from Low Worsall to South Gare. The south eastern extent varied: 1068 the area covered three of four parishes (excluding Hackness) of what came to be the . Dunsley beck later formed the southern coastal boundary with the Whitby Strand wapentake. The south western extent varied around the Tees basin into the Yorkshire Moors.[3][4]
References[]
- "Langbaurgh Wapentake". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 7 December 2005.
- ^ "Unpronounceable Langbaurgh lives on". Stockton and Darlington Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ William Page, ed. (1923). Parishes: Great Ayton. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 225–231. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ William Page, ed. (1923). The wapentake of Langbaurgh (west): Introduction. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 217–220. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ William Page, ed. (1923). The liberty of Whitby Strand. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 502–505. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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