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CLARO, a wapentake in W. R. Yorkshire. It takes name from Claro-Hill in Allerton-Mauleverer parish; consists of three divisions, Lower, Upper, and Ripon liberty; and contains twenty-seven parishes, and parts of six others. Acres of the Lower d., 140, 640; of the Upper d., 78, 579; of the Ripon liberty d., 35, 795. Pop. of the whole, 49, 476. Houses, 10, 639.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a wapentake" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Claro |
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