Hang West was a

Wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, C ...

(

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) in the

North Riding of Yorkshire The North Riding of Yorkshire is a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding. The riding's highest point is at Mickle Fell with 2,585 ft (788 metres). From the Restoration it was used as ...

. The Wapentake measured across (from west to east) and was from north to south. It was bordered on its eastern side by

Hang East Hang EastSometimes referred to as East Hang. was a Wapentake (Hundred), which is an administrative division (or ancient district), in the historic county of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was one of the smaller wapentakes by area and consist ...

, the

West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...

on the southern side with

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and the West Riding on the Western side.

Etymology

The name of Hang West name derives from the meeting place of the Wapentake, which was situated at Hang Bank, halfway between

Hutton Hang Hutton Hang is a hamlet and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 census was less than 100. Information is included within the parish of Spennithorne. About 4 miles east of Leybu ...

and the village of

Finghall Finghall is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. History The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Fingall'' when it belonged to Count Alan and had 13 villagers. The origin of the place- ...

. The name of the wapentake is first attested in 1157 as ''Hangeschire''. ''Hang'' is believed to derive from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

word ''hængra'' ('wooded slope').

Settlements

The table below lists the settlements within the Hang West Wapentake. These are as listed in Bulmer's North Riding. Yorkshire Administrative Map 1832

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References

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