kˈɑːwʊd bˌiːɪŋ wɪðˌɪn ðə lˈɪbɚɾi ʌv kˈɑːwʊd, wˈɪstoʊ, ænd ˈɑːtli mˌeɪd ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪvli ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt fɹʌmðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ wˈɛst ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ʌv jˈɔːɹkʃɚ.
Cawood being within the Liberty of Cawood, Wistow, and Otley made the village administratively independent from the surrounding West Riding of Yorkshire.