Hang West
Hang West was a Wapentake in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Its name derives from its meeting place of Hang Bank which was halfway between Hutton Hang and the village of Finghall. Hang is believed to derive from the Old English word Hangar which meant a wooded slope. The place is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hotun. Hang West was divided up into 12 parishes.
The Wapentake measured across and was from north to south. It was bordered on its eastern side by Hang East, the West Riding of Yorkshire on the southern side with Westmorland and the West Riding on the Western side.
Settlements
The table below lists the settlements within the Hang West Wapentake. These are as listed in Bulmer's North Riding.| Abbotside High | Constable Burton | Middleham |
| Abbotside Low | Coverham with Agglethorpe | Newbiggin |
| Askrigg | Downholme | Preston-under-Scar |
| Aysgarth | Ellerton Abbey | Redmire |
| Bainbridge | Finghall with Hutton Hang and Akebar | Scrafton West |
| Barden | Garriston | Spennithorne |
| Bellerby | Grinton | Stainton |
| Bishopdale | Harmby | Thoraldby |
| Brompton Patrick | Hauxwell East | Thornton Rust |
| Burton-cum-Walden | Hauxwell West | Thornton Steward |
| Caldbridge with East Scrafton | Hawes | Walburn |
| Canton | Hudswell | Wensley |
| Carlton Highdale | Hunton | Witton East Within |
| Carperby | Leyburn | Witton West Without |
| Castle Bolton | Melmerby | Witton West |