Waplington

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Waplington
Yorkshire
East Riding

View towards Waplington
Location
Grid reference: SE776466
Location: 53°54’36"N, -0°49’11"W
Data
Post town: York
Postcode: YO42
Dialling code: 01759
Local Government
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
East Yorkshire

Waplington is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire two miles south-west of the nearest market town, 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.

Outside links

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References

  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.