Upper Poppleton

Upper Poppleton
The pub and maypole in Upper Poppleton
Upper Poppleton is located in North Yorkshire
Upper Poppleton
Upper Poppleton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,997 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE5554
• London175 mi (282 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Upper Poppleton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO26
Dialling code01904
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°58′48″N 1°09′11″W / 53.980°N 1.153°W / 53.980; -1.153

Upper Poppleton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated by the west bank of the River Ouse adjacent to Nether Poppleton, and west of York close to the A59 from York to Harrogate. The village is served by Poppleton railway station on the Harrogate Line. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,961,[2] increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census.[1] Before 1996, it was part of the Borough of Harrogate.

The name is derived from popel (pebble) and tun (hamlet, farm) and means "Pebble Farm" because of the gravel bed upon which the village was built.[3] Upper Poppleton has been referred to as "Land Poppleton" and the neighbouring village of Nether Poppleton as "Water Poppleton" indicating their position relative to the river.

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.[3] It became a Conservation Area in 1993.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Upper Poppleton Parish (E04000621)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: York". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Origin of name". Retrieved 14 November 2010.