Leppington, North Yorkshire

Leppington
Leppington
 Leppington shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE763610
    London 175 mi (282 km)  S
DistrictRyedale
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MALTON
Postcode district YO17
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentThirsk and Malton
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Coordinates: 54°02′23″N 0°50′09″W / 54.0398°N 0.83575°W / 54.0398; -0.83575

Leppington is a hamlet in the Ryedale District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 12 miles (19 km) north-east from the centre of the city and county town of York.

Road junction south of Leppington

Leppington forms part of the civil parish of Scrayingham.

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.[1]

In 1823 Leppington was in the civil parish of Scrayinham, and the Wapentake of Buckrose in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Population at the time was 129.[2]

References

  1. Historic England. "Leppington Grange Barn (1316013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 363


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