Upper Poppleton
Upper Poppleton is a village in the
unitary authority of
City of York in the north of
England, by the
River Ouse south of
Nether Poppleton, and west of
York.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,961. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the
Harrogate district.
The name is derived from
popel (pebble) and
tun (hamlet, farm), and probably means "farmstead on pebbly soil". Upper Poppleton used to be referred to as "Land Poppleton" whilst Nether Poppleton was called "Water Poppleton".
The village is mentioned in the
Domesday Book and belonged to the
Archbishops of York. It became a
Conservation Area in 1993.
