Nappa
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Nappa | |
Yorkshire West Riding | |
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![]() Near Flambers Hill, by Nappa | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SD855534 |
Location: | 53°58’37"N, 2°13’16"W |
Data | |
Post town: | Skipton |
Postcode: | BD23 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Craven |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Skipton and Ripon |
Nappa is a hamlet in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in Ribblesdale and within the part of the riding known as Craven.
The hamlet is on the A682 road and 6 miles northwest of Barnoldswick and 10½ miles west of Skipton. The River Ribble flows by the village.
In 1870-1872, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales had little to say of Nappa:
“ | NAPPA, a township in Gisburn parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ribble, 3 miles N E of Gisburn. Acres, 578. Real property, £622. Pop., 31. Houses, 5.[1] | ” |
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-2