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 miles
- York 3 miles
- Harrogate 16 miles
- Castleford 19.5 miles
- Morley 24.2 miles
- Pontefract 21 miles
- Yeadon 22.8 miles
- Pudsey 24.7 miles
- Selby 14.2 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 22.1 miles
- Guiseley 24.1 miles
- Goole 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Rural West York Ward 1 mile
- Overton Parish 1.3 miles
- Acomb Ward 1.4 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rawcliffe Parish 1.5 miles
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 1.8 miles
- Clifton Without Parish 2 miles
- Rufforth with Knapton Parish 2 miles
- Holgate Ward 2.3 miles
- Hessay Parish 2.3 miles
- Westfield Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Upper Poppleton
YO26 6DS, YO26 6HR, YO26 6EH, YO26 6PZ, YO26 6PJ, YO26 6PX, YO26 6DA, YO26 6HA, YO26 6DF … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 22.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.9 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 0.3 miles
- York Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Upper Poppleton Ad
- Grays Court 4 3.1 miles
- The Grand, York 5 2.9 miles
- Clementine's Guest House 5 2.5 miles
- Golden Fleece York 3 3.2 miles
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 2.6 miles
- The Minster Hotel York 3 2.7 miles
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 4.2 miles
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 3 miles
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Roomzzz York City 4 3.5 miles
Schools in Upper Poppleton
- Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.6 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 2.6 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles
- Wentworth College College 4.4 miles
- University of York University 4.6 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 5.9 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 8.8 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 8.8 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 8.9 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 13.8 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 13.9 miles