Staincliffe, also known as Staincliff, was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire

West Riding of Yorkshire

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. It should not be confused with the hamlet Staincliffe

Staincliffe

Staincliffe is a cross-over district of both Batley, West Yorkshire, England and Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England; the name is believed to derive from staine, meaning stone and cliffe, cliff...

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

Parish

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es of Barnoldswick

Barnoldswick

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, Bracewell

Bracewell

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, Broughton

Broughton, Craven

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, Burnsall

Burnsall

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, Carlton

Carlton, Richmondshire

thumb|left|150px|Carlton CastleCarlton or Carlton Town is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 126...

, Gargrave

Gargrave

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, Hebden, Keighley

Keighley

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, Kettlewell

Kettlewell

Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies between the villages of Grassington, Kilnsey and Conistone to the south, Starbotton to the north west, the hamlet of Horsehouse to the north east, and later on Coverdale...

, Kildwick

Kildwick

Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven, is a village and civil parish of the District of Craven in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley and has a population of 191...

, Linton

Linton, North Yorkshire

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, Marton in Craven, Skipton

Skipton

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, Thornton in Craven

Thornton in Craven

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 and parts of Arncliffe

Arncliffe, North Yorkshire

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 and Addingham

Addingham

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The West Division included the parishes of Bolton by Bowland, Giggleswick

Giggleswick

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, Gisburn

Gisburn

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, Kirkby Malhamdale, Long Preston

Long Preston

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, Slaidburn

Slaidburn

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 and parts of Arncliffe, Browsholme

Browsholme Hall

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, Mitton, Sawley

Sawley, Lancashire

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 and Whalley

Whalley, Lancashire

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Old Deanery of Craven

The old Deanery of Craven

Craven

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was approximately equivalent to the Wapentake of Staincliff.