Place:Womersley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameWomersley
TypeParish, Village
Coordinates53.667°N 1.2°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoOsgoldcross Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district in which Womersley was located until 1974
Selby District, North Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district in which it is now located
Osgoldcross Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was situated.
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Womersley is a village in the Selby District, in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is near the town of Doncaster. Prior to the nationwide reorganization of municipal boundaries in 1974, Womersley was located in Osgoldcross Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

GENUKI provides a description of the ecclesiastical parish of Womersley from a gazetteer from the 1820s. It was in the Osgoldcross Wapentake.

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