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Sowerbyshire (/ˈsɔːrbiʃər/), formerly a small shire of northern England in Norman times, was the name given the region surrounding the West Yorkshire town of Sowerby. It was administered as a graveship (one of twelve subdivisions of the manor of Wakefield) during the 14th and 15th centuries; court leet for the subinfeudatory manors, such as Halifax and Wadsworth, met at Sowerby or Halifax from 1433, before 1430 it met at Wakefield.[1] The shire was designated a Royal Chase and may have once have been of strategic importance, Sowerby being the site of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, unusual for this part of England.

References

  1. ^ West Yorkshire: An Archaeological Survey to AD 1500. WYMCC. Edited by Faull & Moorhouse. Vol 2 Page 519
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