A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
AINSTY, a wapentake, bounded by the rivers Ure, Ouse, and Wharfe, in Yorkshire. It was originally a forest; was annexed, by Henry VI., to the city of York, as the county of the city; was made in 1837 a wapen take of the west riding; but, for parliamentary purposes, is in the north riding. It contains the parish of Acomb, fifteen other parishes, and parts of six others. Acres, 50,151. Pop. in 1851, 9,599; in 1861, 9,896. Houses, 2. 032.
(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: | Ainsty |
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