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Holderness was a wapentake of the historic
Holderness was a wapentake of the historic East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to ...
, England consisting of the south-easterly part of the county. Established in medieval times, it ceased to have much significance in the 19th century when the wapentakes were superseded by other administrative divisions for most local government purposes.
Because of its large area it was sub-divided into three divisions—North Division, Middle Division and South Division.
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* Wapentakes of the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness {{EastRiding-geo-stub