Place:Ellingstring, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameEllingstring
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.245°N 1.729°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoMasham, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Hang East Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandearly county division in which it was located
Masham, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandurban district of which it was a part 1894-1934
Masham Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1934-1974
Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Englandadministrative district in which it is now located

Ellingstring is a civil parish and a village located about 5 miles southeast of Leyburn. From 1934 until 1974 it was a township in the Masham District, and between 1894 and 1934 it was part of Masham Urban District. It is now within Harrogate District. Historically it was a township in the ancient parish of Masham in the Hang East Wapentake. The population of the parish was estimated at 80 by the North Yorkshire administration in 2012.

The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portsmouth Department of Geography).

"ELLINGSTRING, a township in Masham parish, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; 5 miles SE of Middleham. Acres: 402. Real property: £852. Population: 164. Houses: 44. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
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