A new and complete history of the county of York . ndretWarte HundretPoclinton HundretHunton HundretTurbar HundretBurton HundretScare! HundretHacle HundretToreshou HundretUth Hundret -j Mith HundretNort Hundret HeldernesseHolderness Present Names of Wapentakes. Wilton, Beacon. HorthillHowdenshire Hunton, Beacon, Horthill i South Division \ Middle Division North Division Ouse and Derwent Holme Beacon, Horthill Buckrose Dickering Town and County of Hull. * Bawdwens Domesday. Gloss p. 22. 224 HISTORY OF BOOK II WEST RIDING. Names at the time of taking the dnmesdnysurrey. Siraches Gereberg Barches
A new and complete history of the county of York . ndretWarte HundretPoclinton HundretHunton HundretTurbar HundretBurton HundretScare! HundretHacle HundretToreshou HundretUth Hundret -j Mith HundretNort Hundret HeldernesseHolderness Present Names of Wapentakes. Wilton, Beacon. HorthillHowdenshire Hunton, Beacon, Horthill i South Division \ Middle Division North Division Ouse and Derwent Holme Beacon, Horthill Buckrose Dickering Town and County of Hull. * Bawdwens Domesday. Gloss p. 22. 224 HISTORY OF BOOK II WEST RIDING. Names at the time of taking the dnmesdnysurrey. Siraches Gereberg Barchestone Osgotcros Hagebrige Moreleia Ainsti Borchescire Cravescire Strafordes Present Nanus. Skyrack Barkstone AshOsgoldcrossAgbriggMorleyAinstey of York Strafforth and Tickhill Staincross Staincliff and Ewcross Claro NORTH RIDING. Halichelde Langeberge Die Maneshou Bolesforde Gerle?txe Alvretone Halikeld Langbargh, also called Cleveland Birdforth Allertonshire Whitby Strand Rydale Pickering Lythe Buhner Gilling-east Gilling-west Hang-west Hang-east. THE COUNTY OF YORK. 225 BOOK III. TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF THE CITY AND AINSTEY OF YORK. CHAPTER I. SITUATION, ETYMOLOGY, EXTENT OP YORK FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD, AND CIVIL GOVERNMENT. York, or Eboracum, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss, near chap. i. the centre of Great Britain, and in one of the most rich and extensive plains or situatiovallies in England. It is nearly midway distant between London and Edinburgh,being one hundred and ninety-eight miles from the former, and two hundred andone from the latter. The origin of York and the etymology of its name are equally involved in Etymo-obscurity. Our early historians assert that it was built by Ebraucus, the son ofMempricius, a British king, the third from Brute, and called from its founderCaer Ebrauc,* or the city of Ebraucus. Sir Thomas Widdrington and someothers have conjectured, that a colony of Celta;, from the town of Evora in Portugal,or from Ebura in
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