Wapentakes of the West Riding. The Upper Division labelled 7 on the map, and the Lower Division is labelled 9.Skyrack Public House
The Upper division of Skyrack was bounded to the north by the River Wharfe whilst the southern edge was bounded by the River Aire.[1] Both divisions together contained 82 settlements.[2]
The Skyrack wapentake derives its name from a large oak that grew for centuries in Headingley. It is believed that the word "skyrack" comes from the Old English phrase scir ac meaning "Shire Oak", under which meetings were held.[3] The tree finally collapsed in 1941.[4] There is a plaque to commemorate it on the outside of the garden wall of the Original Oak pub.[5] It also gives its name to the Skyrack pub opposite the Original Oak.[6] The pub, which is one of the stopping points on the Otley Run pub crawl, is a grade II listed building.[5][7]
Referencesedit
^"History of Skyrack, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^Powell-Smith, Anna. "Hundred of Skyrack | Domesday Book". Opendomesday.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^Peter Hunter Blair, Simon Keynes, An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England, (Cambridge University Press) p. 236.
^Arthur Mee (1941) The King's England: Yorkshire - West Riding (Hodder & Stoughton, London) p. 179
^ ab"Big plans for Leeds pub refurbishment to create 'timeless ambience'". The Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^Hudson, Neil (27 July 2016). "Leeds nostalgia: When the Leeds oak was at the centre of Yorkshire". The Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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