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.
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.
History
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.
Leppington was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Scrayingham, from 1866 Leppington was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scrayingham. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Ryedale district.
References
- ^ "Population statistics Leppington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Leppington Grange Barn (1316013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 363
- ^ "History of Leppington, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Leppington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 December 2022.