Upper Poppleton is a pleasant village just outside York, sitting on the edge of the low-lying floodplain close to the River Ouse. It combines a historic core of stone and brick cottages with later suburban housing, and benefits from good transport links - the local station on the York–Harrogate line and nearby A59 make it popular with commuters while retaining a rural feel.
The community has a quiet, village atmosphere with local clubs, a village hall and periodic events that bring neighbours together; historically the two Poppletons grew as agricultural settlements supplying York, and traces of that heritage remain in building styles and the surrounding farmland.
Postcode districts covering Upper Poppleton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 20.4 miles32.8 km
- York 3 miles4.9 km
- Harrogate 16 miles25.7 km
- Castleford 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Morley 24.2 miles39 km
- Pontefract 21 miles33.8 km
- Yeadon 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Pudsey 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Selby 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Guiseley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Goole 22.1 miles35.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Rural West York Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Overton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Acomb Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Skelton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rawcliffe Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Clifton Without Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Rufforth with Knapton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Holgate Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Hessay Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Westfield Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Upper Poppleton
YO26 6NN, YO26 6LN, YO26 6JE, YO26 6JD, YO26 6JF, YO26 6DX, YO26 6DD, YO26 6DG, YO26 6HY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Poppleton Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- York Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Upper Poppleton Ad
- The Grand, York 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 2.5 miles4.1 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 3.1 miles5 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro York 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
Schools in Upper Poppleton
- Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 2.6 miles4.2 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Wentworth College College 4.4 miles7.1 km
- University of York University 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Castle Howard Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Newburgh Priory Country house 13.9 miles22.4 km