Howdenshire Explained

Howdenshire was a wapentake and a liberty of England, lying around the town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire.^{[1] [2]}

In the Anglo-Saxon period, the district was under the control of Peterborough's monastery, but it was confiscated by Edward the Confessor, and then given to the Bishop of Durham by William I of England.^[3] It came to operate as an exclave of County Durham, much like Allertonshire, but under the dean of Durham rather than the bishop.^[4] This peculiarity was abolished in 1846, but the district is still in use for certain administrative purposes.^[5]

See also

• Allertonshire
• Hallamshire
• Hullshire
• Winchcombeshire

References

53.738°N -0.815°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howdenshire Wapentake :: Survey of English Place-Names . epns.nottingham.ac.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Web site: Administrative unit Howdenshire Liberty/Wap Ancient District . visionofbritain.org.uk . 17 June 2022.
3. Book: Sheahan . James Joseph . History and topography of the City of York, the East Riding of Yorkshire, and a portion of the West Riding; embracing a general review of the early history of Great Britain, and a general history and description of the county of York . 1857 . John Green . Beverley . 595. 5824605.
4. Web site: Genuki: HOWDEN, Yorkshire (East Riding) . www.genuki.org.uk . 17 June 2022.
5. Web site: Howdenshire Humberside Police . www.humberside.police.uk . 17 June 2022.