Waplington
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Waplington is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Waplington
Waplington
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE776466
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO42
Dialling code01759
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

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

It forms part of the civil parish of Allerthorpe.[1]

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.

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.
  • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.


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