Leppington, North Yorkshire

Leppington is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Scrayingham, in North Yorkshire, England, and is 12 miles (19 km) north-east from the centre of the city and county town of York. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74.[1]

Leppington
Poplar House Farm
Leppington is located in North Yorkshire
Leppington
Leppington
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE763610
• London175 mi (282 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°02′23″N 0°50′09″W / 54.0398°N 0.83575°W / 54.0398; -0.83575

The nearest railway station is at Malton, 7 miles (11 km) to the north.

At the north of Leppington is the Grade II listed 17th-century Leppington Grange Barn.[2]

History

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Historically the hamlet was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Leppington in 1823 was in the Wapentake of Buckrose in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[3]

Leppington was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Scrayingham,[4] from 1866 Leppington was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scrayingham.[5] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Ryedale district.

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Leppington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Leppington Grange Barn (1316013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 363
  4. ^ "History of Leppington, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Leppington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 December 2022.