Waplington
Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE776466 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | YORK |
Postcode district | YO42 |
Dialling code | 01759 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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53.910064°N 0.819746°W / 53.910064; -0.819746 |
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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]