Hang West
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| Hang West | |
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| Wapentake | |
 Wapentakes of North Yorkshire. Hang West is labelled as number 2. | |
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| • Type | 12 parishes |
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.[1]
The name of Hang West name derives from the meeting place of the Wapentake, which was situated at Hang Bank, halfway between Hutton Hang and the village of Finghall. The name of the wapentake is first attested in 1157 as Hangeschire. Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word hængra ('wooded slope').[2]
