Allertonshire Explained

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Allertonshire
Status:	wapentake, liberty

Allertonshire or Allerton was a wapentake and liberty in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England.^[1]

Northallerton, current name of Allerton, was historically associated with the Bishopric of Durham, being an ecclesiastical peculiar and exclave until the 19th century.

The shire's central location in the North Riding (1889-1974) and its successor North Yorkshire (1974–present) allowed the town to become the administrative centre for both counties.

The contiguous part of the wapentake included the ancient parishes of:^[2]

• Birkby
• Kirby Sigston
• Leake
• Northallerton
• Osmotherley
• North Otterington
• Thornton-le-Street

The wapentake also included exclaves of:

• the extra parochial area of Hutton Conyers
• the parish of West Rounton
• the parish of Sessay
• the Yorkshire part of the parish of Sockburn (townships of Girsby and Over Dinsdale)

The wapentake also included part of the parish of Kirklington,^[3] including the vill of Howgrave.^[4]

See also

• Hallamshire
• Howdenshire
• Hullshire
• Winchcombeshire

Notes and References

1. Book: Guide to Local Administrative Units of England Volume II : Northern England. Royal Historical Society. September 1991. 767. 0-86193-127-0.
2. Web site: The wapentake of Allerton or Allertonshire . William. Page . Institute of Historical Research . 1914 . A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 . 5 September 2011 .
3. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Kirklington/Kirklington90.html GENUKI. Kirklington: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890.
4. Web site: Parishes: Kirklington . William. Page. William Henry Page . Institute of Historical Research . 1914 . Victoria County History

   A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1

   . 26 June 2013 .