Langbaurgh (wapentake)

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Langbaurgh was a wapentake (hundred), or liberty, of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It covered an area on the northern coast of the county, including Middlesbrough, Easby, Great Ayton, Guisborough, Marske-by-the-Sea, Maltby, Easington, Redcar, and Whitby - the Cleveland area.

The wapentake had two divisions, the western and eastern.

The name was re-used for the non-metropolitan district of Langbaurgh, created in 1974, and known since 1996 as the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland.

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• Langbaurgh Wapentake at Vision of Britain