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'''Langbaurgh''' is a wapentake of the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]]. It covers an area on the northern coast of the county, including [[Middlesbrough]], [[Easby]], [[Great Ayton]], [[Guisborough]], [[Marske-by-the-Sea]], [[Maltby, North Riding|Maltby]], [[Easington, North Riding|Easington]], [[Redcar]], and [[Whitby]]. | '''Langbaurgh''' is a wapentake of the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]]. It covers an area on the northern coast of the county, including [[Middlesbrough]], [[Easby]], [[Great Ayton]], [[Guisborough]], [[Marske-by-the-Sea]], [[Maltby, North Riding|Maltby]], [[Easington, North Riding|Easington]], [[Redcar]], and [[Whitby]]. | ||
| − | It has two divisions, the [[Langbaurgh West|western]] and [[Langbaurgh East|eastern]]. | + | It has two divisions, the [[Langbaurgh West|western]] and [[Langbaurgh East|eastern]]. Adjacent wapentakes are [[Whitby Strand]] to the south-east; [[Pickering Lythe]], [[Rydale]] and [[Birdforth Wapentake|Birdforth]] to the south; and [[Allertonshire]] to the west. |
The wapentake took its name from the hamlet of [[Langbaurgh]], near Great Ayton.<ref>{{cite book| | The wapentake took its name from the hamlet of [[Langbaurgh]], near Great Ayton.<ref>{{cite book| | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 20 February 2016
Langbaurgh is a wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It covers an area on the northern coast of the county, including Middlesbrough, Easby, Great Ayton, Guisborough, Marske-by-the-Sea, Maltby, Easington, Redcar, and Whitby. It has two divisions, the western and eastern. Adjacent wapentakes are Whitby Strand to the south-east; Pickering Lythe, Rydale and Birdforth to the south; and Allertonshire to the west.
The wapentake took its name from the hamlet of Langbaurgh, near Great Ayton.[1]
References
- Location map: 54°34’45"N, 1°2’3"W
- Langbaurgh Wapentake at Vision of Britain
- ↑ William Page, ed (1923). Parishes: Great Ayton. Victoria County History. pp. 225-231. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp225-231. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
