Leppington, North Yorkshire
Hamlet in North Yorkshire, England
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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 | |
.svg)  Leppington Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE763610 |
| • London | 175 mi (282 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MALTON |
| Postcode district | YO17 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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
The name Leppington derives from the Old English Leppaingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Leppa'.[3]
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.[4]
Leppington was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Scrayingham,[5] from 1866 Leppington was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scrayingham.[6] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
