Waplington

Waplington
View towards Waplington
Waplington Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE776466
Civil parish	Allerthorpe
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO42
Dialling code	01759
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire

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

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.

External links

• Waplington in the Domesday Book