It all depends what is meant by Ainsty. Ulleskelf is in an Anglican Deanery which has gone by various names with Ainsty in the title, but has also included areas outside of the Ainsty proper. So, whereas ecclesiastically Ulleskelf could be said to be in the Ainsty, for any other purpose it isn't. The Ainsty proper was originally a wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire bounded by the rivers Nidd, Ouse and Wharfe; Ulleskelf is on the wrong bank of the Wharfe to be included in this and, as a township in the parish of Kirkby Wharfe, was in the wapentake of Barkston Ash. Although the Ainsty was part of the West Riding, York had been claiming jurisdiction over It under a Royal Charter granted by King John. The Crown disputed the validity of this Charter but the City seems to have mainly maintained control of it. In 1396, the City of York was granted County status and master of its own affairs as a Corporate County and became known as the City and County of York. The Ainsty was not included in the grant, and neither were various other Liberties not under the jurisdiction of the Mayor, such as the Castle, the Minster and the Abbey. The City still controlled the Ainsty, but it wasn't formally annexed to the City's control until 1449 under the pretext that the City was in a state of decay and could do with the income from the Ainsty. The Ainsty was then also styled The County of the City of York. The Ainsty remained under the control of the City of York until 1836 when the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 was implemented and returned it to the West Riding. English Corporate Counties weren't formally abolished until the Local Government reforms of 1974. Regards, Chris Westmoreland > -----Original Message----- > From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gillian via > Sent: 31 March 2016 19:25 > To: D.S. Ellerton <di_ellerton@yahoo.com>; yorksgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Ainsty > > To confuse even more villages came & went from the Ainsty so Ulleskelf my > grandfathers village has been Ainsty WR and now NR so hey ho take your > choice Gillian nee Wheatley > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 31 Mar 2016, at 19:10, D.S. Ellerton via <yorksgen@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > > "York itself has never been part of any Riding. It is the centre point > > of all the Ridings. More accurately it is called the Ainsty of York" > > I thought it was "York AND the Ainsty." The Ainsty is to the > > southwest of York, so my understanding is that they are considered to > > be two separate entities. Is that wrong? I know the hunt was always > > called York and the Ainsty.Daine > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message