Langbaurgh Wapentake

Langbaurgh was a wapentake (hundred), or liberty, of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It covered an area on the northern coast of the county, including Middlesbrough, Easby, Great Ayton, Guisborough, Marske-by-the-Sea, Maltby, Easington, Redcar, and Whitby - the Cleveland area.

The wapentake had two divisions, the western and eastern.

The wapentake took its name from the hamlet of Langbaurgh, near Great Ayton.[1] The name was re-used for the non-metropolitan district of Langbaurgh, later Langbaurgh-on-Tees, created in 1974, which covered the area of the eastern division. It has been known since 1996 as the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland.

References

"Langbaurgh Wapentake". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 7 December 2005.

William Page, ed. (1923). Parishes: Great Ayton. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 225–231. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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[1] William Page, ed. (1923). Parishes: Great Ayton. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. Victoria County History. pp. 225–231. Retrieved 8 September 2015.