Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RYEDALE

RYEDALE, a wapentake in N. R. Yorkshire; taking name from the valley of the Rye, and containing 16 parishes, and parts of 4 others. Acres, 127, 520. Pop. in 1851, 11, 381; in 1861, 19, 834. Houses, 4,047.


(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: Ryedale

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