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Waplington is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Waplington
Waplington
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
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Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO42
Dialling code01759
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53°54′36″N 0°49′11″W / 53.910064°N 0.819746°W / 53.910064; -0.819746

Waplington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Allerthorpe,[1] in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of the market town of Pocklington.

A notable quantity of the surrounding lands are in the ownership of the Waplington family, a wealthy titled gentry family who have lived there since the feudal period.

Waplington was formerly a township in the parish of Allerthorpe,[2] in 1866 Waplington became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Allerthorpe.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 49.[4]

References

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  1. ^ McCandlish, Sophie (2 February 2020). "A village close to Yorkshire's shortest canal and with its own nature reserve". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "History of Waplington, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Waplington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Waplington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
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