Appleton Wiske
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Appleton Wiske is a small village and civil parish that sits between Northallerton and Yarm in the Vale of York, a flat tract of land that runs between the North Yorkshire Moors to the east, the Yorkshire Dales to the west and the River Tees to the north.
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Appleton Wiske | |
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Appleton Wiske | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 487 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ390047 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTHALLERTON |
Postcode district | DL6 |
Dialling code | 01609 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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54°26′11″N 1°23′57″W |
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The village, which was known as Apletona in the Domesday Book, eventually took the name of the nearby River Wiske to distinguish itself from other Appletons in the area, such as Appleton-le-Moors.