Ewecross Explained

The historical area^[1] of Ewecross or Ewcross is a district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.^[2] It included the parishes of Bentham, Clapham, Horton in Ribblesdale and Sedbergh and parts of Thornton in Lonsdale.^[3] Ewcross was split from the Staincliffe and Ewcross wapentake in the nineteenth century covering an area which was north to south (from Settle to Westmorland), and west to east.^[4]

In modern times the name has been used for one of the area deaneries under the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds. In 2017 it amalgamated with Bowland to become the Deanery of Bowland and Ewecross.^[5]

Since 1974 the area of the wapentake has been divided between the counties of North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical Society . 2012-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110205125910/http://www.tathamfells.me.uk/ewecross/index.htm . 2011-02-05 . dead .
2. http://ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/ewecross.html Genuki
3. Book: Kelly . E. R. . Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire, 1881. [Part 1: County Information & Places A-K] . 1881 . Kelly . London. 1131686820. 7.
4. Book: White . William . History, gazetteer and directory of the West-Riding of Yorkshire, with the City of York and port of Hull . 1837 . White . Sheffield . 811. 319907954.
5. Web site: Ripon Area map redrawn as two deaneries become one | the Diocese of Leeds, Church of England. 15 August 2018. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029171402/https://www.leeds.anglican.org/news/ripon-area-map-redrawn-two-deaneries-become-one. dead.