Claro was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire

West Riding of Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. It was split into two divisions. The Upper Division included the parish

Parish

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es of Farnham, Fewston

Fewston

Fewston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogatedistrict of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs....

, Hampsthwaite

Hampsthwaite

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, Kirkby Malzeard

Kirkby Malzeard

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 and Pannal

Pannal

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 and parts of Aldborough

Aldborough, North Yorkshire

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, Knaresborough

Knaresborough

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, Otley

Otley

-Transport:The main roads through the town are the A660 to the south east, which connects Otley to Bramhope, Adel and Leeds city centre, and the A65 to the west, which goes to Ilkley and Skipton. The A6038 heads to Guiseley, Shipley and Bradford, connecting with the A65...

, Little Ouseburn

Little Ouseburn

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, Ripley, Ripon

Ripon

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 and Whixley

Whixley

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, many of which formed exclaves. The Lower Division included the parishes of Allerton Mauleverer

Allerton Mauleverer

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, Goldsborough

Goldsborough, North Yorkshire

Goldsborough is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Nidd and 1 mile east of Knaresborough....

, Hunsingore

Hunsingore

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, Kirk Deighton

Kirk Deighton

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, Kirkby Overblow

Kirkby Overblow

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, Leathley

Leathley

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, Spofforth with Stockeld

Spofforth with Stockeld

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, Weston and parts of Addingham

Addingham

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, Aldborough

Aldborough, North Yorkshire

Aldborough is a village in the civil parish of Boroughbridge, part of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England.Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, what is now known as Aldborough was built on the site of a major Romano-British town, Isurium Brigantum...

, Harewood

Harewood

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, Ilkley

Ilkley

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, Kirk Hammerton

Kirk Hammerton

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, Otley, Ripley and Whixley.

At he time of the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 the wapentake was known as Burghshire, named from Aldborough. In the 12th century the name was changed to Claro, from Claro Hill near Coneythorpe

Coneythorpe

Coneythorpe is a small settlement in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A1 road.-External links:*...

, presumably its meeting place.