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For a definition of "wapentake", see the article entitled Hundred (county division) in Wikipedia.
Wapentakes, the Old Norse form of the Anglo-Saxon "hundred", are dealt with in Section 1.4, but Sections 1.1 (Hundred courts) and 1.2 (Administrative functions) deal with the concept and purposes of wapentakes along with those of "hundreds" used in English counties further south.
Barkston Ash (#10 on the map) was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, named after its meeting-place at the village of Barkston. For the most part, the civil parishes in Barkston Ash Wapentake were in Selby Rural District from 1894 to 1974, and in Selby District in North Yorkshire since 1974.
Note that the parishes of Cawood and Sherburn in Elmet had detached parts to the east of their main sections.
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Ancient parishes
In the West Riding many ancient parishes included numerous townships and it was decided to omit this information from this table. Further tables for these large parishes will be found under the parishes concerned.
| Map No. | Ancient parish | Parish status | Notes
| | 1 | Birkin | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 2 | Bramham | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 3 | Brayton | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 4 | Brotherton | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 5 | Cawood | chapelry, ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 6 | Church Fenton | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 7 | Drax | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 8 | Kirkby Wharfe | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 9 | Ledsham | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 10 | Newton Kyme and Toulston | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 11 | Ryther | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 12 | Saxton with Scarthingwell | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 13 | Selby | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 14 | Sherburn in Elmet | township, ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 15 | Snaith | township, ancient parish |
| | 16 | Tadcaster | ancient parish, civil parish |
| | 17 | Wistow | ancient parish, civil parish |
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Research Tips
- British History Online (Victoria County Histories) do not cover the West Riding of Yorkshire
- GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each parish there is a list of the settlements within it and brief description of each. The list is based on a gazetteer dated 1835 and there may have been a number of alterations to the parish setup since then. However, it is worthwhile information for the pre civil registration era. GENUKI provides references to other organizations who hold genealogical information for the local area. There is no guarantee that the website has been kept up to date and the submitter is very firm about his copyright. This should not stop anyone from reading the material.
- The FamilyTree Wiki has a series of pages similar to those provided by GENUKI which may have been prepared at a later date from more recent data. The wiki has a link to English Jurisdictions 1851 which gives the registration district and wapentake for each parish, together with statistics from the 1851 census for the area.
- A Vision of Britain through Time, Yorkshire West Riding, section "Units and Statistics" leads to analyses of population and organization of the county from about 1800 through 1974. There are pages available for all civil parishes, municipal boroughs and other administrative divisions. Descriptions provided are usually based on a gazetteer of 1870-72.
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- The above three maps indicate the boundaries between parishes, etc., but for a more detailed view of a specific area try a map from this selection. The oldest series are very clear at the third magnification offered. Comparing the map details with the GENUKI details for the same area is well worthwhile.
- Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
- In March 2018 Ancestry announced that its file entitled "Yorkshire, England: Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873" has been expanded to include another 94 parishes (across the three ridings) and expected it to be expanded further during the year. The entries are taken from previously printed parish registers.
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