| Hang East | |
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| Wapentake | |
 Wapentakes of North Yorkshire. Hang East is a dark green colour on the top left. | |
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| • Type | Nine parishes |
Hang East [note 1] was a Wapentake (Hundred), which is an administrative division (or ancient district), [1] in the historic county of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was one of the smaller wapentakes by area and consisted of nine parishes and two towns; Bedale and Masham.
Hang East and Hang West were originally one wapentake (Hang), and formed part of the Honour of Richmond from the 11th century. [2] Hang was divided into two in the 13th century; this is why Hang East wapentake derives its name from a hill which was no longer in its area. [3] Its name derives from its meeting place of Hang Bank which was halfway between Hutton Hang and the village of Finghall. Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word Hangar which meant a wooded slope. [4] The place is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hotun. [5]
Hang East was divided up into nine parishes; Bedale, Catterick, Hornby, Kirkby Fleetham, Masham, Patrick Brompton, Scruton, Thornton Watlass and Well. [2] It was bordered to the south by Claro Wapentake and to the east by Hallikeld [note 2] and Gilling East Wapentakes. To the north lay Richmond and Gilling West Wapentake with Hang West on its western edge. [6]
In 1831, the Wapentake was measured as covering 64,000 acres (26,000 ha) [7] and was 8 miles (13 km) across at its widest and was 15 miles (24 km) from north to south. [8] It was chiefly agricultural in nature and possessed two market towns; Bedale and Masham. Its land was described as being more fertile and low-lying than Hang West wapentake (to the west) which contained steeper valleys and higher peaks. [9] In modern times, the area that the Wapentake covered is divided between the Hambleton and Richmondshire districts of North Yorkshire.
The table below lists the settlements within the Hang East Wapentake. These are as listed in Bulmer's North Riding [10] and White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire. [11]
(BP=Bedale Parish, CP=Catterick Parish, HP=Hornby Parish, KFP=Kirkby Fleetham Parish, MP=Masham Parish, PBP=Patrick Brompton Parish, SP=Scruton Parish, TWP=Thornton Watlass Parish, WP=Well Parish)
| Name | Parish | Name | Parish | Name | Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainderby Myers with Holtby [note 3] [12] | HP | Great Crakehall | BP | Patrick Brompton [note 4] | PBP |
| Aiskew | BP | Hackforth | HP | Rand Grange | BP |
| Arrathorne | PBP | Healey-with-Sutton | MP | Rookwith | TWP |
| Bedale | BP | High Ellington | MP | St Martin's [note 5] | CP |
| Brough | CP | Hipswell | CP | Scotton | CP |
| Burrell-cum-Cowling [note 6] | BP | Hornby | HP | Scruton | SP |
| Burton-upon-Ure | MP | Ilton-cum-Pott | MP | Snape | WP |
| Catterick | CP | Killerby | CP | Swinton-with-Watermarsk [note 7] | MP |
| Clifton-upon-Ure | TWP | Kirkby Fleetham | KFP | Thirn | TWP |
| Colbourn [note 8] | CP | Langthorne | BP | Thornton Watlass | TWP |
| East Appleton | CP | Little Crakehall | BP | Tunstall | CP |
| Ellingstring | MP | Low Ellington | MP | Well | WP |
| Fearby | MP | Masham | MP | West Appleton | CP |
| Firby | BP | Newton-le-Willows | PBP |
Exelby with Leeming and Newton used to be in Hallikeld Wapentake, but was transferred to Hang East in the early 19th century, hence the sign on the road with Hang East instead of Hallikeld. [11] The HD on the sign stands for Highway District (Hang East Highway District took its name from the wapentake) and the Highways District maintained the roads in the former Wapentake area. [13]
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Firby or Fritheby is an English toponymic surname, referring to the village of Firby south of Bedale, North Yorkshire, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is not to be confused with Firby near Malton, also now in North Yorkshire but historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire, which has different origins and etymology, or with Fearby or Ferriby, also in Yorkshire but with different origins. Confusingly enough, there is a Canadian Firby family from Felixkirk, which also used to be called Fritheby in Domesday.
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Catterick is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the county town of Northallerton just to the west of the River Swale. It lends its name to nearby Catterick Garrison and the nearby hamlet of Catterick Bridge, the home of Catterick Racecourse where the village Sunday market is held. It lies on the route of the old Roman road of Dere Street and is the site of the Roman fortification of Cataractonium.
Arrathorne is a hamlet and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The settlement is 6 miles (9 km) south of Richmond, 6 miles (9 km) north-west of Bedale and 6 miles (9 km) east of Leyburn. The name has been recorded variously as Ergthorn, Erchethorn, Erghethorn, Erethorn and Arrowthorne. It means The Thornbush by the Shieling. Historically, the hamlet was in the Parish of Patrick Brompton in the Wapentake of Hang East.
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Newton-le-Willows is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Bedale. Historically, it is part of the North Riding of Yorkshire and the Wapentake of Hang East.
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Crakehall is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of Bedale. More known as Thomas Barkers home grounds. The village lies along the route of the A684 and is split into two parts by Bedale Beck, a tributary of the River Swale. The population was estimated at 630 in 2015. The north-west part is known as Little Crakehall, and the south-east part as Great Crakehall. It is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west-south-west of the county town of Northallerton.
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