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POPPLETON (Nether), a village, a township, and a parish, in the district of York and W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Ouse, near the North-eastern railway, 1¼ mile N N E of Poppleton r. station, and 4 N W of York; and has a post-office under York, and a handsome railway bridge over the Ouse. The township comprises 1, 150 acres. Real property, £1, 823. Pop., 262. Houses, 57. The parish contains also part of Upper Poppleton. Pop., inclusive of that part, 311. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to A. Montague, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, united with that of Upper P., in the diocese of York. Value, £300, * with £120 for acurate. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is ancient but good, with a belfry; and contains severalancient monuments. There is a Church of Englandschool.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Nether Poppleton AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | NETHER POPPLETON | POPPLETON | POPPLETON NETHER |
| Place: | Nether Poppleton |
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