Editing Nether Poppleton (section)

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.988460|-1.140790|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Nether Poppleton
| population               = 2,141
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name="2011 census"/>
| civil_parish             = Nether Poppleton
| unitary_england          = [[City of York]]
| lieutenancy_england      = [[North Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[York Outer (UK Parliament constituency)|York Outer]]
| post_town                = YORK
| postcode_district        = YO26
| postcode_area            = YO
| dial_code                = 01904
| os_grid_reference        = SE564550
}}
'''Nether Poppleton''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[unitary authority]] of the [[City of York]] in [[North Yorkshire]], England. It is by the west bank of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]] and is adjacent to [[Upper Poppleton]] west of [[York]]. It is close to the [[A59 road]] from York to Harrogate. The village is served by [[Poppleton railway station]] on the [[Harrogate Line]].

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 2,077.<ref>{{NOMIS2001|title=Nether Poppleton Parish|id=00FF021|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> That increased to 2,141 at the 2011 census.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1170211396|title=Nether Poppleton Parish |accessdate=29 September 2018}}</ref> Before 1996, it had been part of the [[Borough of Harrogate]].

The name is derived from ''popel'' (pebble) and ''tun'' (hamlet, farm) and means "pebble farm" because of the gravel bed upon which the village was built.<ref name="Origin of name">{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Popplestone|title=Origin of name|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref> The neighbouring village of Upper Poppleton has been referred to as "Land Poppleton" and Nether Poppleton as "Water Poppleton", indicating the villages' position relative to the river.

The village is mentioned in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' of 1086 and an [[Anglo-Saxon charter]] of circa 972.<ref name="Origin of name"/> It became a [[Conservation Area]] in 1993. The earthworks to the north and east of the parish church are designated as a Scheduled Monument ({{coord|53|59|23.12|N|1|8|25.95|W}}).<ref name="Scheduled Monument">{{cite web|url=http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/reports/55756/nether-poppleton/|title=Scheduled Monument|accessdate=19 November 2010}}</ref>