Allertonshire
Encyclopedia
Allertonshire or Allerton was a wapentake and liberty
in the North Riding
of Yorkshire
, England
.
It was named after Northallerton
(historically Allerton), the county town
of the North Riding, and was historically associated with the Bishop of Durham, being an ecclesiastical peculiar
until the 19th century.
The contiguous part of the wapentake included the ancient parishes of
The wapentake also incuded these detached parts:
Liberty (division)
Originating in the Middle Ages, a liberty was traditionally defined as an area in which regalian rights were revoked and where land was held by a mesne lord...
in the North Riding
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate...
of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It was named after Northallerton
Northallerton
Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...
(historically Allerton), the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of the North Riding, and was historically associated with the Bishop of Durham, being an ecclesiastical peculiar
Peculiar
Peculiar may refer to:* Peculiar , an album by The Slackers* Peculiar, a comic strip, later published as a book, by cartoonist Richard Sala* In the Church of England, a Peculiar, is an extra-diocesan place of worship...
until the 19th century.
The contiguous part of the wapentake included the ancient parishes of
- BirkbyBirkby, North YorkshireBirkby is a village and civil parish about 6 miles north of Northallerton in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.The village lies very close to the East Coast Main Line, it is possible to see Birkby from the left hand side of a southbound train on the line...
- Kirby SigstonKirby SigstonKirby Sigston is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England approximately four miles from Northallerton. The parish contains the hamlet of Jeater Houses due east of the village on the trunk A19 road....
- LeakeLeake, North YorkshireLeake is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles north of Thirsk....
- Northallerton
- OsmotherleyOsmotherleyOsmotherley is an English village and civil parish, situated in the Hambleton hills in North Yorkshire.It is likely that Osmotherley means the clearing or 'ley' , belonging to a Viking called 'Asmund' or a Saxon called 'Osmund'...
- North OtteringtonNorth OtteringtonNorth Otterington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A167 road and south of Northallerton, South Otterington is further south on the same road....
- Thornton-le-StreetThornton-le-StreetThornton-le-Street is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A168 , about three miles north of Thirsk....
The wapentake also incuded these detached parts:
- the extra parochial area of Hutton ConyersHutton ConyersHutton Conyers is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Ure and northeast of Ripon....
- the parish of West RountonWest RountonWest Rounton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near East Rounton and 8 miles north of Northallerton....
- the parish of SessaySessaySessay is a small, linear village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located about four and a third miles south-east of Thirsk, and just under two miles west of the A19 road....
- the Yorkshire part of the parish of SockburnSockburnSockburn is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated at the bottom of a loop of the River Tees, south of Darlington, known locally as the Sockburn Peninsula. Today, there is not much there apart from an early nineteenth-century mansion, a ruined church and a farmhouse...
(townships of GirsbyGirsbyGirsby is a village and civil parish in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. The village lies on high ground on the eastern bank of the River Tees....
and Over DinsdaleOver DinsdaleOver Dinsdale is a small village and civil parish in the Local Government District of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. The village straddles an ancient Roman road on the border with County Durham. Over Dinsdale is located on a peninsula in the River Tees, approximately 6 miles from Darlington...
)