Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ALLERTONSHIRE

ALLERTONSHIRE, a wapentake in N. R. Yorkshire. It contains Northallerton parish, seven other parishes, and parts of five others; and is bounded on the N by the river Tees. Acres, 43,336. Pop. in 1851, 9,201; in 1861, 9,603. Houses, 2,057.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a wapentake"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Yorkshire AncC
Place: Allerton

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