Hang West

Hang West was a Wapentake (Hundred) in the North Riding of Yorkshire.The Wapentake measured 25 miles (40 km) across (from west to east) and was 13 miles (21 km) from north to south.It was bordered on its eastern side by Hang East, the West Riding of Yorkshire on the southern side with Westmorland and the West Riding on the Western side.Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word hængra ('wooded slope').The table below lists the settlements within the Hang West Wapentake.
Yorkshire Administrative Map 1832. Hang West is a pale green colour on the top left
WapentakeHundredNorth Riding of YorkshireHang EastWest Riding of YorkshireWestmorlandHutton HangFinghallOld EnglishAbbotside HighConstable BurtonMiddlehamAbbotside LowCoverham with AgglethorpeNewbigginAskriggDownholmePreston-under-ScarAysgarthRedmireBainbridgeAkebarScrafton WestBardenGarristonSpennithorneBellerbyGrintonStaintonBishopdaleHarmbyThoraldbyBrompton PatrickHauxwell EastThornton RustBurton-cum-WaldenHauxwell WestThornton StewardWalburnHudswellWensleyCarlton HighdaleHuntonWitton East WithinCarperbyLeyburnWitton West WithoutCastle BoltonMelmerbyWitton WestPatrick Brompton